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Tyler Measom

Tyler Measom is an award-winning director of multiple feature documentaries including his most recent hit, the A&E film I Want My MTV (Tribeca Film Festival) which looks at the early days of the iconic music channel. Measom is also the co-director/producer of the documentary An Honest Liar (Tribeca Film Festival, NYTimes Critics’ Pick) which looks at the life and lies of James “The Amazing” Randi. He produced and directed Sons of Perdition (Tribeca, Oprah Documentary Club) which tells the story of teenagers exiled by their polygamist community. He has produced the films Take (Tribeca, Showtime), the Showtime feature doc Jesus Town, USA  and the NYTimes documentary Elder which tells the story of a gay Mormon missionary. He is currently in production with co-director Jared Hess on an untitled documentary series.

Diana Whitten

Diana Whitten directs, produces and designs documentary film. Her first feature documentary, Vessel, premiered at SXSW, winning the Audience Award and the Special Jury Prize for Political Courage. Released in 2015, Vessel screened for over 350 international audiences, was the centerpiece of an audience engagement campaign designed for advocates, activists, and educators working toward coalition building in their communities, and is currently available on Netflix and video-on-demand platforms around the world. Prior to this she worked for 15 years in independent film, children’s television, and theater; and as the Director of Communications at Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program. Recent work includes producing and consulting for the feature films I Want My MTV, Roll Red Roll, Weed & Wine, Dying in Vein, and An Unruly Faith. A graduate of Tufts University (BA, BFA), and the New School (MA), her work has appeared on Democracy Now, WNYC’s The Leonard Lopate Show, Huffington Post Live, and TEDxAmazonia; and in the New York Times, Refinery 29, Huffington Post, and the Guardian, among other publications. Additional awards include the inaugural Peter Wintonick Award from Sheffield DocFest, the Adrienne Shelly Excellence in Filmmaking Award, the Moving Mountains Honorable Mention from Mountainfilm in Telluride, the SIMA Lens to Action Jury Award, a finalist award for the CINE Golden Eagle for Independent and Emerging Media, and a Fulbright Fellowship.