Featured Alumni
Nine people. Nine different paths.
Abby Cannon
Director, Colorful Souls — Guatemala, 2023
Now streaming on PBS. Her documentary In Her Court airs on WETA+ and the PBS App. She has since directed Looping, Sanctuary, and a documentary on the Women's Pro Baseball League.
"I now feel equipped to organize a visual storytelling project by myself."
Ben Suliteanu
Producer / Editor — Estelí, Nicaragua, 2017
Now Documentary Filmmaker at Imagine5. Previously edited the weekly podcast at Emergence Magazine and worked with Migrant Films. Stanford-trained, with an independent documentary practice built on the same fieldwork he started with us.
"It's impossible not to learn a ton from the process of making a documentary start to finish in a few weeks in a foreign country."
Sarah Megyesy
Director — Guatemala, 2012
Earned an MFA in Cinematography from AFI. Her feature documentary In a Dry Land streamed on PBS. Now Creative Director at Videos That Matter, and has shot music videos for Gregory Alan Isakov and Andrea Gibson.
"I loved the program and the experience. Would tell anyone to jump on board with them."
Michael Kuba
Cinematographer, Dirt Court Dreams — Kenya, 2013
Now a documentary cinematographer shooting for CNBC, Bloomberg, Voice of America, and Brut. His independent work has screened at the DC Environmental Film Festival and DC International Film Festival.
Jack VanderToll
Cinematographer, Saruen — Siem Reap, Cambodia, 2014
Won a Student Emmy for Best Director for his debut film The Fawn. Now a TV producer in broadcast news at CBS affiliate WBTV in Charlotte.
Alice Stephens
Cinematographer, Hustle Smart — Kenya, 2013
Now a working cinematographer with commercial credits for Capital One, BMO, New Balance, Cadbury, Optus, and ABC iview, alongside narrative and documentary work, including Kibera Yetu, a 2014 documentary set in the same Kenyan community where she got her start.
Dylan Turk
Producer, The House of Tipi — Vietnam, 2019
Now a Senior Project Manager at VaynerMedia, producing branded documentary-style content for major clients. Previously a Senior Account Manager at VICE Media.
Kate Boylan-Ascione
Director, The Butterfly Effect — Belize, 2019
Queensland-based documentary director. A SheDoc grant recipient through Documentary Australia and Screen Queensland, with The Butterfly Effect going on to stream on the Planet Classroom Network.
"It was an awesome opportunity to meet and work with people across the globe from different walks of life and create something special."
Lottie Watters
Cinematographer, The Butterfly Effect — Belize, 2019
Now a freelance TV and multimedia producer based between London and Lisbon. Produced Rise of the Bolsonaros, a BBC-produced documentary series that aired on PBS.