Filmmakers and Guest Speakers

Odile Allard, producer, 2018

Mike Attie,  filmmaker, 2019

Thomas Bena, filmmaker, 2017

Daniel Bennett, filmmaker, 2020

Joshua Bennett, filmmaker, 2018

Kevin Blackistone, producer and journalist, 2022

Hannah Bloch, journalist, 2016

Andrew Bottomley, professor and journalist, 2019

Jon Bowermaster, filmmaker, 2022

Steven Burke, folk art collector and film subject, 2018

Ric Burns, filmmaker, 2018 and 2020

Randy Campbell, folk art collector and film subject, 2018

Sandy Cannon-Brown, filmmaker, 2018

Ian Cheney, filmmaker, 2023

Louis Cherry, filmmaker, 2018

Peter Coccoma, filmmaker, 2023

John Columbus, founder, Black Maria Film Festival, 2013

Joost Conijn, filmmaker, 2018

Molly Cooper, producer, 2019

David Craig, producer, 2022

Suzanne Crocker, filmmaker, 2016 and 2021

Chris Davis, filmmaker, 2022

Paula DiPerna, journalist and environmental leader, 2014

blair dorosh-walther, director and producer, 2022

Duo Extempore (Evan Jagels and Nicole Brancato), 2022

Simone Eleveld, filmmaker, 2017

Melvin Estrella, cinematographer, 2014

Bill Evans, birding expert, 2016

Katsitsionni Melissa Fox, filmmaker, 2018

Robin Frohardt, filmmaker, 2023

David Henry Gerson, filmmaker, 2021

Jim Ginsburg, music producer and son of RBG, 2018

Aube Giroux, filmmaker, 2018

Marsha Gordon, filmmaker, 2018

Ray Halbritter, Oneida Nation Representative, 2020

John Haptas, filmmaker, 2019

Dave Harp, producer, 2018

Willy Hartland, filmmaker, 2018

Tom Horton, producer, 2018

Lisa Hurwitz, filmmaker, 2022

Peter Hutchison, filmmaker, 2016 , 2020, 2022, 2023

Dr. Sanford Ikeda, professor and author, 2017

Alexandra Moltke Isles, filmmaker, 2015

Dennis James, performer, 2019

Brian Kaufman, filmmaker, 2018

Deborah Kaufman, filmmaker, 2023

Aviva Kempner, filmmaker, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2022

Kathy Kieliszewski, filmmaker, 2018

William Kleinert, filmmaker, 2015

Katherine Knight, filmmaker, 2022

Barbara Kopple, filmmaker, 2016

Seth Kramer, filmmaker, 2016

Michelle Lanier, filmmaker, 2020

Mélissa Lefebvre, writer, 2018

Annea Lockwood, composer and film subject, 2023

Aidan Macaluso, filmmaker, 2018

Kalyanee Mam, filmmaker, 2014

Tony McAleer, film subject and author, 2020

Anne Via McCullough, filmmaker, 2022

Ivy Meeropol, filmmaker, 2015

Ann-Marie Mitroff, environmental organizer/activist, 2014

Bill Morrison, filmmaker, 2014, 2017, 2022

Bilal Motley, filmmaker, 2020

Claude Nuridsany, filmmaker, 2013

Nathan Pancione, filmmaker, 2017

Kathryn Pasternak, filmmaker, 2015

Marie Pérennou, filmmaker, 2013

Thomas Piper, filmmaker, 2018

Freddi Price, composer, 2023

Kendra Mylnechuk Potter, producer and protangonist, 2021

Anne Rapp, filmmaker, 2022

Carlos Rossini, cinematographer, 2017

Peter Rutkoff,  professor and author, 2013-2023

Lucas Sabean, filmmaker, 2022, 2023

Kristine Samuelson, filmmaker, 2019

Joanna Seaton, musician, 2022, 2023

Tom Shieber, curator 2019

Dr. Pravina Shukla, professor, folklorist, author, 2020

Krystal Singleton, film subject, 2022

Alan Snitow, filmmaker, 2023

Dr. Gretchen Sorin, filmmaker and historian, 2018, 2020, 2022

Donald Sosin, musician, 2022, 2023

Carlos Sosa, producer, 2017

Jane Steuerwald, executive director, Thomas Edison Film Festival (Black Maria Film Festival) 2014-2023

Brooke Pepion Swaney, filmmaker, 2021

Steve Stollman, film subject and architectural dealer, 2022

Ann Talman, producer and actor, 2019

Stacey Tenenbaum, filmmaker, 2023

Talya Tibbon, filmmaker, 2018

Nico Tille, professor and researcher, 2015

Paul Tom, filmmaker, 2018

Pegi Vail, filmmaker, 2014

Boris van der Avoort, filmmaker, 2021

Leslie Von Pless, filmmaker, 2014

Travis Wilkerson, filmmaker, 2018

A hallmark of Glimmerglass Film Days is the opportunity to hear directly from filmmakers and experts. Lively question and answer sessions— as well as informal interactions at parties and events—enrich the Film Days experience.

See bios of 2023 Filmmakers and Guests.

Ric Burns and Gretchen Sorin discuss their film DRIVING WHILE BLACK at Film Days
We had a wonderful time, saw 13 films (a great program); had a great screening of our film with an excellent Q&A; and met and talked to a lot of different people, on a wide array of subjects. You’ve put together a top-notch festival.
— John Haptas and Kristine Samuelson, "Life Overtakes Me"