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Over the past decade, Co-Director D.L. Anderson has made visual meals out of music and moments from the rural American South. His first documentary feature FARMER/VETERAN (Co-Director, Editor, Producer) is an immersive experience that “defies your expectations at every turn.” Its broadcast premiere on PBS’ INDEPENDENT LENS followed festival acclaim from Shanghai to Hot Springs. A more recent doc-hybrid short, THE SEEDS WE KEEP (Co-Director, D.P., Editor) offers a luminous love song for the art of cultural preservation in the face of erasure. Anderson is a Co-Founder and the Creative Executive Producer at Vittles Films and SUPERCOLLIDER. You can often find him swimming in a river, eating sardines and seeking ways to dismantle systems of oppression with faith that there is a just and abundant table for all.

Producer Lena C. Williams knows Mother Mae Perry best as her mother. One of five children, Lena C. enjoys Mother Perry’s country cooking at least two nights every week.

Producer Leslie Raymond hails from Southwest Texas and knows how to wrangle wild ideas with a smile. Her experience in documentary production and advertising makes her primed for whatever she takes on. From the bays of Bermuda, to the beaches of the North Shore and even Times Square, Leslie has proven again and again that anything is possible. And above all, she remains stoked to make it happen.

Co-Director Matt Durning makes films that amplify human connection. He came to documentary filmmaking through progressive political campaigns, and his passion for social justice continues to drive his work as a storyteller. Durning has produced lauded non-fiction work for outlets including HBO, ESPN, Wired, PBS FRONTLINE/World, Al Jazeera America, Ovation, Smithsonian Channel, and YouTube. His short documentary, PERRY COUNTY, won numerous festival accolades and was a national finalist for the IDA David L. Wolper Award. Durning is the founder and executive producer of Interlocking Pictures, a full-service documentary production company based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. With over a decade of experience in non-fiction film, television, and commercial production, Durning has established a directorial style guided by empathy, exploration, and execution.

Producer Phil Cook is a musical polyglot with a knack for conversation and collaboration, wherever he may find it. This is his first film as a producer and Spiritual Helpline is his dream record label; read all about it.

Impact Producer Shirlette Ammons has worked as a producer on the Emmy Award-winning PBS series A CHEF’S LIFE and SOMEWHERE SOUTH. She is a Southern Producer's Lab fellow and the 2016 recipient of Black Public Media’s Pitch Black Prize which awarded funding towards completion of THE HOOK, a half hour documentary that explores Black maritime history through the plight of chef Ricky Moore. She is also a Cave Canem Fellow whose body of work includes two collections of poetry and four albums.