Dan Manattis Director of Democracy Films and Democracy Films' Media/Client Documentaries consulting. His documentary credits includingThe Republic of Baseball: The Dominican Giants of the American Game for Latino Public Broadcasting; andWhiskey Cookers: The Amazing True Story of the Templeton Rye Bootleggers, andThe Fort: 177 Years of Crime and Punishment at the Iowa State Penitentiary, both for Midwest public television.The Midwest: How the Heartland Made America,a survey history of the Midwest, is Dan's current project — just in time for 2020 when the region will be dominating political ...

Cathie Saadeh is an entertainment attorney providing business, production, and intellectual property legal advice to production companies, independent filmmakers, and creative businesses through her law firm, Saadeh P.C., which she founded in 2018. Prior to opening her firm, she served as General Counsel of ACA Compliance Group, a financial technology and consulting company. Cathie has served as President of the Board of Directors of Women in Film & Video, Washington D.C., and as an adjunct professor at American University's School of Communication. Cathie graduated from Harvard Law ...

Entertainment lawyer with two decades of experience in production and transactions - movies, TV, digital. A member of the California and Washington, DC bars, Paige has assisted dozens of filmmakers, screenwriters and entertainment-related businesses with their projects and other business matters. Her client list also includes television personalities, reporters, authors, public relations specialists, and communications firms.

Kirk T. Schroder is an experienced entertainment and arts law attorney. He has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for the field of entertainment law and is currently rated an “AV Preeminent” lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell, its highest rating for lawyers. * Kirk’s national peers in the entertainment and sports law profession elected him the current chair of the American Bar Association’s Entertainment and Sports Law Section. His law practice draws entertainment and arts-related clients from around the world. Kirk serves as counsel for film production companies and film financiers ...

I'm a government lawyer by day (with a significant practice in arts, entertainment, and copyright law - conveniently), but I'm returning to my first love: documentary film production. One of my undergraduate degrees is in film. Over the past few years, I've made some short/mini documentaries with a partner. One of those, about a field of flags for USA COVID-19 deaths, went viral when we released it the day before Election Day 2020. We are now working on our first feature-length documentary, with principal photography in West Virginia. 

Hello! I'm from James Island, South Carolina and have been in the DMV since 2013. Besides acting, my background includes writing and producing short film, and my first play is being produced at the Anacostia Playhouse this fall. I hope to work with you on a project soon!

I am a visual storyteller interested in manking documentary films with political, cultural and social impact. I am currently working on a film about the Montford Point Marines, who were the first black men to integrate the Marine Corps during World War II.  

I am Virginia licensed attorney with experience in business planning and succession in addition to estate planning and administration in Virginia.  Expertise related to WIFV  includes drafting Virignia operating agreements, business formation, contract matters, non-profit organization and aministration, and some employment matters. WIFV provides me the opportunity to develop my craft in writing short films and feature films, to expand my imagination, and to celebrate the creativity of other women in film and video.

Lauren has over 25 years experience (20 years of which in Los Angeles) as a transactional entertainment attorney drafting and negotiating contracts from development through distribution of all media (scripted and unscripted) representing production companies, film studios, networks, actors, producers, directors and writers including book authors and public speakers. She's a member of the MD & NY Bars and inactive member of the CA and DC Bars.