Naila and the Uprising

Sara Fusco is an Associate Producer and Assistant Editor for Just Vision's Naila and the Uprising. She got her start as an editor and creator of short documentaries and non profit videos covering refugee crises in the Middle East, the independence of South Sudan, earthquake recovery efforts in Nepal, and innovation in Uganda. Her short documentary MAKAPADS was a semi-finalist in GE's Focus Forward Filmmaker Competition, and her work on The Messy Truth original web series with Van Jones was the winner of a 2017 Webby Award.

Mohammed Abu Safia is a Gaza-based cinematographer. While working for Color Bars for Media Production, he filmed and produced three short films for the Women Affairs Center, and trained women on filming techniques. His cinematography credits include Naila and the Uprising (2017) as well as filming for networks throughout Europe. He has worked on video projects for UNICEF, UNDP, UN Women, and the Palestinian Center for Democracy and Conflict Resolution, among many other places. His producing credits include Al Jazeera English, Al Jazeera Arabic, Alray Italy, and Tg2 Italy.

Sharron Mirsky and Dominique Doktor are a team of animators based in Montreal, Canada. They came together for the exploration of new and interesting ways of sharing stories. Their specialty is direct Under¬ Camera Animation, which is a technique that involves an alternative process to the standard 2D or 3D mediums often used today, and lends a unique richness in the quality achieved. Both Sharron and Dominique are graduates of animation at Concordia University’s Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema.

Talal Jabari started his career as a film producer in East Jerusalem and has worked on over thirty documentaries. In 2010 he directed Full Signal, and has since directed numerous historical and political films and television series around the globe including Aggressive Decrees (2011), Holy Blood (2012), and Enemies of the South (2014). His work has appeared on the Al Jazeera Documentary Channel and The New York Times, among others. He’s currently based in New York.

Deirdre Hegarty is a funder focusing on peace and security issues. She serves on the board of Just Vision and is a member of the Women Donors Network, the Peace and Security Funders Group and an alumna of the Philanthropy Workshop. She received an M.A. from Stanford University in International Policy Studies, with a concentration on international security and cooperation issues. Deirdre was a Fellow at the Stanford Center on International Conflict and Negotiation from 2012-2014, where she conducted research on the role of nonviolence in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
 

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Barbara Dobkin is a funder, activist and leader in the social justice arena with a focus on the advancement of women. Barbara has a passion for investing in films that change the world and is a member of Impact Partners and Gamechanger, contributor to a number of film and social change organizations, including Chicken and Egg Pictures, and executive producer to numerous award-winning documentaries, including, Anita: Speaking Truth to Power, Budrus, Hot Girls Wanted, The Hunting Ground, and others.

Abigail E. Disney is an Emmy Award-winning director and producer, philanthropist and the CEO and president of Fork Films. An active supporter of peacebuilding, she is passionate about advancing women's roles in the public sphere. Abigail’s films and series focus on social issues and spotlight extraordinary people who speak truth to power.

Joan Platt is a funder in the area of human rights with a focus on women's rights, and funds films that bring these issues to the fore. As a supporter of the Sundance Institute and Good Pitch, she believes that storytelling through film contributes to large scale change, and has contributed to a number of documentaries, including Newtown, True Believers, The Hunting Ground and Hot Girls Wanted, among others. She is also a member of the International Board of Human Rights Watch and the Fund for Global Human Rights.