Leadership
ROBERT RABEN
Founder
KIM CALLINAN
Executive Director
ISISARA BEY
Artistic Director
OPAL HOPE BENNETT
Emerging & Student Filmmaker Competition Director
Leigh Davis
Producer
Team
- Producer: Leigh Davis
- GALA Consultants: Kimball Stroud Associates
- Marketing Lead: Mike Utaegbulam
- Finance Director: Ibonee Perry
- Operations Manager: Ralph Santora
Board of Trustees
The Festival is guided by a team of leaders across the entertainment, policy, and social justice arenas that ensures the success and execution of our vision.
Denielle Pemberton-Heard
President
Diversified Search Group
Craig Emanuel
Treasurer
Ryan Murphy Productions
Stephanie Gold
Secretary
Hogan Lovells
Vickee Jordan Adams
Finsbury Glover Hering
Victoria Bassetti
Brennan Center for Justice
Joyce Brayboy
Goldman Sachs
A'Lelia Bundles
Author
Samara Foxx
Attorney
Melissa Maxfield
Comcast
Joseph Olchefske
Educator & Entrepreneur
ROBERT RABEN
Founder
Joseph West
Duane Morris LLP
Press releases
June 2025 Newsletter
Upcoming Webinar – Behind the Lens: Telling Civil Rights Stories Through FilmTuesday, June 24 | 1:00-1:30 PM ET Join us for a live conversation about the power of film to […]
Why Storytelling Matters iIn the Fight for Social Justice
One Video. One Brave Teen. A Global Movement. Four years ago, the world changed—not because of a press release or a policy paper, but because of a 17-year-old girl with […]
Introducing March On!: Stories That Move – Our Monthly Cultural Roundup
Inaugural Edition — June 2025 In a time when key aspects of American history—such as the truth about slavery, Jim Crow, the civil rights movement, and ongoing racial injustice—are being […]
