Katsitsionnni Fox is a Mohawk filmmaker sharing empowering stories of resilient Indigenous women. Her award-winning documentary films include: Ohero:kon - Under the Husk (2016) and Without a Whisper - Konnon:kwe (2020) with broadcast on PBS. She directed Indigenous Women’s Voices Series focused on healing and empowerment of Native women released in 2020. Katsitsionni was a 2021 Nia Tero Storytelling Fellow and is currently a Reciprocity Project Season 2 Filmmaker. She is in production for Kanenon:we - Original Seeds a documentary following Indigenous women reclaiming their ancient role as seed keepers, regenerating, protecting and rematriating sacred and endangered heirloom seeds for the future generations.

Katja Esson is an Academy Award-nominated, Emmy award winning filmmaker based in Miami, known for her character-driven documentaries tackling race, class and gender. Her documentary short Ferry Tales garnered awards at international film festivals, was nominated for an Oscar and premiered on HBO in 2004. Esson has a longstanding relationship with ARTE and recently created and directed two highly rated five-part documentary
series: Backroads USA (2014) and American Rivers (2016), which aired on ARTE in 2017 and PBS in 2018. She is currently working on Razing Liberty Square, a feature documentary on climate gentrification in Miami.