EMMA PIPER-BURKET, Director/Producer
Emma has been creating documentary, hybrid and experimental films since the age of 16; she directs, films and edits all her own work. She graduated cum laude from Georgetown University in 2005, with a double major in Arabic Language & Linguistics and Classical Studies. Concordance, a short experimental film she co-directed in 2005, won an award for best cinematography at the Georgetown University Student Film Festival. In 2006 she directed her first feature film Mosaics, a documentary/narrative hybrid filmed in France and Greece. In 2007 she co-founded Kitchen Caravan (www.kitchencaravan.com), an acclaimed web-show about international and sustainable food culture; she has independently produced, filmed and edited over 200 videos for the show since its launch. In 2008 she worked on distribution and outreach as an associate producer for Lucia Small and Ed Pincus’ feature length documentary The Axe in the Attic. In 2009 she founded Play Farm, a yearly summertime media-making/food producing retreat for filmmakers, web designers, and writers in rural Oregon.
ANNA MALSBERGER, Web Designer/Producer
Anna is a producer and writer for editorial content, and educational media about botany. She is a columnist at Garden Design and PRINT magazine, where she writes about the evolution and design of plants. She is currently writing and photographing a book about native and non-native plants in Southern California. Her non-fiction writing and production credits include National Geographic Television; she spent three years in PBS’s interactive department, where she designed companion websites for NOVA and American Experience shows. For two years she was a producer and writer with Emmy-nominated documentary director Lauren Greenfield. In 2009 she co-produced and wrote a photography essay on Dubai’s downturn, which was featured in The New York Times, Fast Company, and international publications. She studied Biological Anthropology and American Literature at Harvard University.
ANDREA SCOTT, Producer/Editor
Andy is a Brooklyn based documentary filmmaker and writer. Her current work explores the vast world of Americana, from Jewish bikers to home movies to Mah Jongg. Andy is currently at work on a project about the universality of the coffee shop throughout the world. Her recent forays into Super8 film and experimental sound work have been screened at New York’s premiere Super8 festival, FlickerNYC. Andy worked for three years as an associate producer and assistant editor for Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker, Cynthia Wade. Currently, Andy works as associate producer and assistant editor for the forthcoming feature length documentary, Hungry In America, directed by Kristi Jacobson and Lori Silverbush. Andy is also working on her own documentary in Florence, Arizona. In addition, Andy is shooting and editing for the documentary film, Ain’t I A Woman, by Robin Honan. Andy graduated magna cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in Communication.
EDDIE TEJEDA, Web Developer
Eddie Tejeda is a coder with an interest in the way technology can change institutions and encourage dialogue. He is the creator of Digress.it, an online tool aimed at encouraging thoughtful discussions that is currently being used by universities, libraries, and governments around the world. He led the web development for the Institute for the Future of the Book, a publishing think tank, and most recently for the Cornell e-Rulemaking Initiative, a project between Cornell University and the Department of Transportation seeking to bring transparency to and increase participation in federal governance. Eddie grew up in Brooklyn, graduated from Hampshire College with a concentration on the digital divide, and currently lives in Oakland. He likes exploring California’s landscapes and is particularly fascinated with its redwoods and wide variety of grasses.
ANMAR HIJAZI, Researcher
Anmar studies cinema in Paris. She is monitoring Arabic language news and blogs for latest developments in agriculture in Iraq. Before beginning her film studies she lived and worked in her hometown of Damascus. She worked in the creative department at Addounia TV, the coordination department in the general secretariat of Damascus the Arab capital of culture 2008, working on organizing music and theater events such as concerts, festivals, operas, and as creative editor in chief and webmaster of Tiger Production (www.tigerproduction.net). She also was an assistant industry-coordinator at Dox Box, Syria’s first documentary film festival.
SAM ABRAMS, Intern
Sam Abrams is a senior at the University of Oregon. He is about to graduate with a degree in Journalism focusing on electronic media and magazine writing. Sam has published several multimedia stories on the website for Kval news and Ettude Magazine. He has also worked as a freelance videographer for the Oregon Bach Festival. After graduation Sam plans on going into documentary production. Aside from telling stories, he enjoys hiking, playing the harmonica, and playing rugby for the University of Oregon.
