who

Who is on the advisory committee?

Aviva Kempner (head of committee) : Scriptwriter, director, producer and director of The Ciesla Foundation. Currently working on Yoo-hoo, Mrs. Goldberg.

John Douglas: American University Professor of Video Media Division, Independent film producer, writer, director, editor, and consultant

Dan Ehrenberg: Yachad board member and attorney at Klein Hornig, LLP

Linda L. Posell: PR consultant, film festival event coordinator, and senior fitness trainer

Kendra Rubinfeld: Yachad's Program Coordinator, documentary maker, festival organizer

Joshua Weinberg: Yachad's president, Director of Communications for Discovery Channel, The Science Channel and Discovery Times

Michael J. Woods: Human Resources Manager of Busboys and Poets. Director of the Focus Film Series at Busboys

Karin Zauderer: PR consultant for DC Independent Film Festival

If interested in joining the committee, please contact us.

Who are we?

Our City Film Festival is being sponsored and run by Yachad, the Non-Profit Jewish Housing and Community Development Corporation of Greater Washington committed to community development, maintenance and repair of affordable housing.

Who will be judging the films?

The judges, all active members of the DC film, media and art cultures judged the films. A weighted scoring system was used to calculate the scores and choose the winners and the films to be screened.

Who are the filmmakers?

(Bios to come)

Gabe Uhr (Can I Kick It?)

Jes Therkelsen (To Steal a Bicycle)

Jennifer Crescenzo (Ready to Play)

Andrea Bloom (Of Politics and Prose)

Walter Gottlieb (The Tivoli: A Neighborhood Landmark Reborn)

Kylos Brannon (An Impression: Dischord Records)

Gemal Woods (Blue Line)

Multi-Media Institute (Lessons from the Waterfront)

Ellie Walton and Sam Wild (Chocolate City)

Tessa Moran and Ben Crosbie (Barberin')