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"The Me You Can't See" Apple TV+ documentary series. dir: Dawn Porter and Asif Kapadia. "The Way I See It" feature documentary
- About — Jessica Congdon
Jessica Congdon is an award-winning film and commercial...
- About — Jessica Congdon
Jessica Congdon is an award-winning film and commercial editor and director. Her most recent editing work is Amazon Prime’s ‘Power of a Dream’ about the WNBA’s political activism in 2020. She was an editor on the 8-part HBO series ‘Eyes on the Prize,’ the third installment of the definitive Civil Rights series.
- Jennifer Siebel Newsom
- Jessica Congdon
- Jessica Anthony
- John Behrens
- Eric Holland
- Abigail Disney
- Geralyn Dreyfous
- Sarah E. Johnson
- Wendy Schmidt
- Regina K. Scully
Writer, Director, & Producer
Jennifer Siebel Newsom is a filmmaker, advocate, thought leader, and the First Partner of California. After graduating with honors from Stanford University and Stanford’s Graduate School of Business, she wrote, directed, and produced the 2011 award-winning documentary Miss Representation. As a result of Miss Representation’s impact, she launched The Representation Project, a nonprofit organization that uses film and media as a catalyst for cultural transformation. Her second film as a directo...
Writer, Editor, & Producer
Jessica Congdon was a writer and editor for Miss Representation. She co-directed and edited Race to Nowhere by Vicki Abeles. She edited Speed & Angels directed by Peyton Wilson, Motherland directed by Jennifer Steinman, the 2003 award-winning Sundance film Dopamine directed by Mark Decena, and the Columbia Tri-Star feature film Big Girls Don’t Crydirected by Maria von Heland. She is a founding editor of Umlaut Films. She received her BA from UC Berkeley and studied film at the School of the A...
Producer
Jessica Anthony is a San Francisco-based producer with a broad background spanning live action, animation, and visual effects for both short and long form projects. With 20 years of experience, she has produced award-winning content for clients such as Nickelodeon, CTW, Universal, BBC, MTV, and Warner Brothers. In addition to producing, she also managed San Francisco Film Society’s FilmHouse, a widely renowned, innovative residency program that provides professional development opportunities...
Cinematographer
John Behrens is an Oakland, CA-based cinematographer. He has a multi-disciplinary background in narrative feature, live music, commercials, TV documentary, corporate film, and documentary feature films. He uses various techniques to bring a richer visual style to the documentary form of filmmaking. His recent documentary features include: Watershed: Exploring a New Water Ethic for the New West, Spark: A Burning Man Story, Frontline: Death by Fire, and Miss Representation. Along with The Mask...
Composer
Eric Holland is a composer who has been working with music and sound for over 20 years. Past projects include the documentaries Miss Representation, Desert Runners, Speed & Angels, Motherland, and Rabbit Fever; the PBS/Sundance Channel series e2 – The Economies of Being Environmentally Consciousnarrated by Brad Pitt; and commercial campaigns for Nokia and Blue Cross. He lives with his wife and two daughters in the Bay Area.
Executive Producer
Abigail Disney is a filmmaker, philanthropist, and activist based in New York City. She has pursued a wide array of activities in support of peace and non-violence particularly by advocating for the advancement of women’s roles in the public sphere. Her longtime passion for women’s issues and peace building led her to producing films. She has executive produced films that address various social issues, including Family Affair, Playground, Sun Come Up (Academy Award Nominee 2011, Best Document...
Executive Producer
Geralyn Dreyfous is an executive producer of the film who has a wide, distinguished background in the arts, has extensive experience in consulting in the philanthropic sector, and participates on numerous boards and initiatives. She is the founder of the Utah Film Center, a non-profit that curates free screenings and outreach programs for communities throughout Utah. In 2007, she co-founded Impact Partners Film Fund with Dan Cogan, bringing together financiers and filmmakers so that they can...
Executive Producer
Sarah E. Johnson is a philanthropist, conservationist, and an environmental and education activist. A former portfolio and operations manager for Franklin Templeton, she is active on the boards of St. Lawrence University, The Aspen Science Center, and Conservation International. Her philanthropy has financed the Law Students for Reproductive Justice and charities throughout Africa and India. Her social issue documentaries include Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors without Borders and The...
Executive Producer
Wendy Schmidt is the president of The Schmidt Family Foundation, where she works to advance the development of renewable energy and the wiser use of natural resources. The foundation houses its grant-making operation in The 11th Hour Project, which supports more than 150 nonprofit organizations in program areas including climate and energy, ecological agriculture, human rights, and our maritime connection. She also is the co-founder, with her husband Eric, of the Schmidt Ocean Institute, whic...
Executive Producer
Regina K. Scully is the Founder/CEO of Artemis Rising Foundation, a nonprofit committed to projects in media, education, the arts and spirit. She is executive producer of the Emmy, Peabody and Academy Award-nominated film The Invisible War. She is also executive producer of more than 40 socially and culturally transformative films such as: Fed Up, Miss Representation, Alive Inside, Anita: Speaking Truth to Power, Brave Miss World, and The Hunting Ground. She is the founding sponsor of both th...
Apr 4, 2018 · Congdon grew up in Washington, D.C., and received her bachelor’s degree from University of California at Berkeley and studied film at the Art Institute of Chicago. To learn more about the events being held on campus, visit the Sexual Assault Awareness Month website or contact Harbin at 607-753-2073.
Jul 16, 2013 · "My co-writer and editor Jessica Congdon came up with that," Newsom told HuffPost in an interview. Her aim, outlined on Kickstarter, is "[t]o make a film that sparks a national conversation around masculinity and ultimately creates a more balanced, equitable society for all." Boys and men may not suffer from imperfect media exposure in the same ...
JESSICA CONGDON Co-Writer & Editor. Jessica Congdon has been a filmmaker for nearly 20 years. Most recently, she co-wrote and edited the film Dolores about Latina civil rights icon Dolores Huerta with director Peter Bratt. The film premiered in the documentary competition at Sundance 2017.
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