: : BILL BENENSON, Executive Producer/Director

Energetic. Socially-active. Committed.

Award-winning filmmaker. 30-plus years producing and directing experience. Champion of global welfare.

Bill’s resume includes documentaries The Marginal Way and Diamond Rivers, as well as the critically-acclaimed narrative Mister Johnson. He has served the US Peace Corps and the Wildwood School Board, was an initial investor in Seeds of Change, and is active in The Frances and Benjamin Benenson Foundation, the Violence Policy Center, the National Resources Defense Council, Bioneers, Rainforest Action Network and Ploughshares.

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: : GENE ROSOW, Writer/Producer/Director

Innovative, Brainy. Imaginative.

Accomplished producer, writer and director. Over 30 years filmmaking experience. Interest in the environment goes beyond conscientious… it’s downright affectionate.

Gene wrote, produced and directed more than 20 documentaries including Doctora for Channel 4 England, Routes of Rhythm with Harry Belafonte for PBS, and Knights for Canal+ France. His feature film credits include the lovable family film Zeus and Roxanne for MGM, among others. On top of a Ph.D in History, Gene relishes his year of post-graduate work in Ecology, Biochemistry, Cellular Physiology, and Parisitology.

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: : ELEONORE DAILLY, Co-producer

Sharp. Conscientious. Purposeful.

Up and coming director/producer. Finger on the pulse of the world audience. Humanist documentarian with an eye for justice and the credentials to prove it.

Eleonore’s degrees from Columbia University’s School of Law and USC’s Peter Stark Producing Program speak to her two passions, social justice and entertainment. She made her debut as a director and producer with Las Inombrables, a feature-length documentary about an Argentine sex worker’s rights group. She has also produced two award-winning short films and received the prestigious Debra Hill Fellowship for promising young female producers.

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: : ANNE STEIN, Editor

Insightful. Decisive. Distinguished.

Sought-after editor. Over 25 years experience in the cutting room. Record of nominated and award-winning films under her knife.

To her credit Anne has edited both narrative and documentary films including Death By
Unnatural Causes, Love Liza, and Wrestling with Angels, all Sundance invitees; Sidewalk Stories, which inspired a standing ovation and the Prix de Publique at the Cannes Film Festival; and the Freida Lee Mock film Sing!, which was nominated for an Academy Award.

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PAULA SILVER, Marketing Strategist

Passionate. Effective. Ingenious.

Renowned motion picture marketing strategist. Over 20 years industry experience. Committed to advancing films that matter.

President of Beyond The Box and former President of Marketing for Columbia Studios, Paula created the marketing campaigns for the major hits Kramer vs. Kramer, Alien, Tootsie, The Exorcist 3, The Big Chill, Gandhi, Body Heat, Ghostbusters, Mr. Holland’s Opus, and the $250 million box office success My Big Fat Greek Wedding. Paula serves on the boards of Dr. Keith Black’s Brain Trust, The Morning Star Commission, Hillel, the White House Project and the Women in Film Foundation. Past boards include PBS, The Sundance Institute, The Junior Committee of MOMA, The Joffrey Ballet and the Children’s Defense Club.