Nurzhamal Karamoldoeva is a Kyrgyz filmmaker who works as an Executive Director at the Center for Civic Engagement of the American University in Central Asia (AUCA CCE), which oversees different civic engagement projects initiated by students and faculty. She teaches at two departments of AUCA: TV, Film and Media Arts (TCMA) and Journalism and Mass Media (JMC) as well as TSI College of AUCA. Nurzhamal shoots both fiction and documentary films as well as social videos for the NGOs. Her recent documentary films “Oasis” (2019) on the local environmental issues and “Medrese” (2021) on religious education in Kyrgyzstan were shot with participation of students.

Dina Hossain is an award-winning filmmaker, with over 20 years' experience making documentaries. Dina began her filmmaking career in the USA at PBS. She has also co-produced films for New York Times Television, BBC, Discovery, PBS Frontline and ABC News Nightline. She currently works with international and national NGOs in Bangladesh making advocacy videos focused on issues of gender, the environment and human rights. Her work has taken her to Afghanistan, India, Iran, Nigeria, Kenya, Malaysia, the US and all around Bangladesh. Dina holds an MA from New York University in Visual Anthropology and a BA from Princeton University in Public Policy. She is a Senior Lecturer in the School of General Education BRAC University.

Julia Titova is a film director and artist, who now lives and works in Lithuania, Vilnius. Julia has a MA from the Belarusian Academy of Arts. She currently teaches filmmaking, motion design, and animation basics at the European Humanities University. Prior to joining EHU, she worked as a film director and animation film artist. Her films have been shown at major international animation film festivals in Europe. She has written and directed films such as "GoldenEagle", the award-winning “Sergei Prokofiev”, and the animated film “The Fourth Orange”. As part of the EHU-OSUN team, Julia works on the creation of audiovisual case studies. You can contact her at julia.titova@ehu

(Bard College; Digital Media Specialist, Open Society University Network). Seamus is known for his work on short form documentaries which intersect with his study of human rights, with temes such as race relations, the dysfunction of news media, prison reform, environmental sustainability and crisis response. As an instructor and community builder, Seamus has helped organize several film festivals, workshops, and masterclasses both in the US and abroad. He is currently directing a series of short documentaries on voting rights in the United States, following the ratification of the 26th amendment.

With three years of experience in filmmaking, Kamoso graduated from Nairobi University with a degree in Community Interpreting. He also holds a certificate in filmmaking and journalism from the Africa Digital Media Institute. He is a refugee based in Kakuma and has recently worked as a collaborator with anthropologist Laura Kunreuther, conducting research about interpreters in the Camp. He became a research fellow for OSUN, which supported the production of the research-based film he directed, "The Bridge." He is the Founder of a CBO called 'Photofilm for Change'. Currently, Kamoso is a fellow with the Rift Valley Institute, researching gender inequality among refugee college students in Kakuma.

Mulki Mohamed Ali is a co-founder of Photofilm 4 Change and brings two years of filmmaking experience with a specialization in sound and editing. She is currently situated in Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya. Mulki's involvement expands beyond filmmaking, as she has collaborated with anthropologist Laura Kunreuther on ethnographic research related to interpreters within the Camp. Additionally, she holds the position of research fellow for the Open Society University Network, which provided support for the creation of the research-based film titled "The Bridge," on which she assumed the role of sound engineer, and primary editor.

I am a filmmaker emphasized in direction, storytelling and photography based in Bogotá, Colombia. Some of my films have participated in international film festivals and I have had the fortune of being mentored by Werner Herzog and Lucrecia Martel. My interests focus in art, storytelling and nature.

I am a documentary filmmaker and part of the women's movement in Colombia. I studied a postgraduate degree in peace and conflict resolution. My work have focused on gender issues, especially on women's human rights in the context of war.