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Lana Wilson is a director and writer. Her work includes AFTER TILLER, an Emmy-winning feature documentary about the four most-targeted abortion doctors in America; THE DEPARTURE, a Spirit Award-nominated feature documentary about a punk-turned-priest who helps suicidal people find reasons to live; A CURE FOR FEAR, an IDA Award-nom­inated short-form series; and MISS AMERICANA, a critically acclaimed documentary about global icon Taylor Swift. Wilson’s most recent documentary, PRETTY BABY: BROOK SHIELDS, was a New York Times Critic’s Pick and nominated for two Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program. Wilson is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Tomris Laffly is a film and entertainment journalist based in New York, with bylines across Variety, RogerEbert.com, Vanity Fair, W Magazine, TIME, Harper’s BAZAAR, and several others. A member of New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC), Tomris covers various film festivals around the world including Cannes, Telluride, Toronto, Sundance, and New York, and frequently moderates awards season panels.

Supported by a Humanities New York Action Grant

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