Benjamin Hollis interviewing Kristof Bilsen, Limerick Films
Founder, Editor Documentary Weekly
Benjamin Hollis is a freelance content creator and media relations expert. His fascination for the documentary genre led him to found Documentary Weekly as a means of promoting its best work in the digital era, bringing video and social media access to an industry that is rapidly growing in popularity. He is currently based in Paris, France.
Producer, Black Rhino Creative
Priyanka Desai is an award winning producer, who is passionate about stories that impact and entertain. Her shows are engaging narratives on gender, socio-political situations, food, people and culture. Currently based in Canada.
MA Graduate, Human Rights, University College London
Gabriella works in the humanitarian sector as a consultant with experience specialising in human rights and migration. She is passionate about the power of cinema to magnify the human scale of events, as well as the potential for spotlighting human rights abuses. She is currently based in Manchester.
Artistic Director FEM&IST Films, Film Critic, Translator
Amanda Barbour is a film critic, translator and artistic director of intersectional feminist film festival: FEM&IST Films. Her work has been published by Screen Education, Senses of Cinema, Zippy Frames, Metro Magazine and the Australian Centre of the Moving Image, among others.
Filmmaker, Director and Producer
Yasmin Kamal is a Director and Producer with a passion for thought provoking stories with social, cultural and political relevance. Her particular focus is challenging Western perceptions of the Middle East whilst encouraging the latter to confront their own realities.
Documentary filmmaker, researcher and journalist based in London, UK.
Writer and PR
Caley is an independent writer and critic, with a particular interest in technology, society and the future. You can read more of his work on Medium.
Director, Writer, Editor
Marta is a London-based filmmaker, photographer, and writer with diverse experience in documentary production. Her independent projects focus on the exploration of cultural memory and identity through powerful, visual metaphors. Her most recent documentary short 'Arquivo' (The Archive) shines a light on the devastating tragedy of the National Museum fire in Rio de Janeiro - it is by far her most large-scale production and her first short film to be screened internationally.
Writer, Researcher
Tommy Hodgson is a writer and researcher currently based in London. He is interested in films and documentaries that cross political and cultural spheres, especially concerning former colonies and post-Soviet spaces.
Journalist, Filmmaker
Davi Merchan is a Venezuelan American journalist and documentary filmmaker based in New York City. Prior to pursuing journalism, Davi obtained a degree in Forensic Psychology, working with survivors of human trafficking and domestic violence. She is the co-founder of Barrio Films and the co-host/producer of the upcoming podcast The Hard Cover. Her work focuses on migration, gender and human rights.
Filmmaker, Writer
Tiwa is a filmmaker and writer, interested in experimental and short documentaries related to social change and development issues.
Filmmaker, Journalist
Pheladi is a recent MA in Digital Documentary graduate, former multimedia journalist and budding filmmaker.
Law graduate
Holly is a law graduate with a keen interest in justice and the intersection between law and politics. She is fascinated by the injustices that prevail and excited by documentaries' ability to shine a light on them for all to see.
