Meet the Tribeca Film Institute
FRI 10/3 // Doors Open 6:30pm // Panel starts @ 7:00PM
(Tickets give you free access to opening night party @ Lot45 sponsored by Hotel BPM *** MUST RSVP)
Find out more about how you can use TFI's programs and funding opportunities to share your stories with wider audiences. Representatives from TFI Interactive, Scripted, and Documentary Programming will give an overview of the programs that they offer. An audience Q&A will follow.
Featuring:
Rachel Miller: Coordinator, Scripted Programming
Rachel Miller is Coordinator of Scripted Programming at Tribeca Film Institute. Before joining TFI, Rachel interned at The Onion and worked in web, film, and music video production. In 2011 she started working with TFI in the Education Department, and after a year transitioned to her current position in Scripted Programming, where she reads Tribeca All Access, TFI Latin America Fund and TFI Sloan Filmmaker and Student grants. Rachel has also written about art & music for The Guardian, The Huffington Post, and Tom Tom Magazine. She graduated from Smith College with degrees in Comparative Literature and Photography.
Opeyemi Olukemi: Manager, Interactive Programming
Opeyemi has helped to organize the New Media Fund in its inaugural year. Previously, she has worked with and oversaw teams of designers, programmers and third party vendors in the production of new media applications for clients wishing to extend their products into the digital world. Trained in both the arts and sciences, Opeyemi constantly seeks to expand upon and integrate technology along various art mediums.
Alexandra Hannibal: Coordinator, Documentary Programming
Alex received her undergraduate degree from NYU and worked for Lincoln Center before pursuing a career in documentaries. She is a recent graduate of the Media Studies/Documentary Master’s Program at the from the New School for Public Engagement. Prior to joining TFI she worked with Apograph Productions as part of their producing team.
Sharese Bullock-Bailey: Tribeca Teaches Manager, Education
Sharese is a multimedia producer, strategic consultant and educator. She produced the Emmy-nominated film "Off and Running," a feature documentary co-produced by ITVS. She has funded, distributed and curated youth media for the past 10 years through her leadership work at Listen Up!/Learning Matters and leading independent media networks. Most recently, she served as the Coordinator of the Early Education Leadership Institute at FirstStepNYC, a public-private partnership and New York City's first, state of the art Early Education Center.
Sharese received a BA in Communications at The University of Pennsylvania and developed a broad financial skill set through the Financial Analyst program at Goldman Sachs. In 2002 she created a brand management consultancy that develops global brands and non-profits across the social sector. She acquired an M.S. in Early Childhood Education at Hunter College while serving as a Corps Member for Teach for America. Sharese serves on the Board of Directors for the Independent Television Service (ITVS), The Cahn Fellows Program at Teachers College, Teach For America's Alumnae Board and The Brearley School's Alumnae Board.
Moderated by:
Kristen Meinzer: Culture Producer, The Takeaway & Co-Host, Movie Date on WNYC
For The Takeaway, Kristen produces stories on contemporary social issues, arts, and entertainment. The Takeaway reaches an audience of over 2 million listeners nationwide and is a recipient of the Radio Television Digital News Association's Edward R. Murrow Award.
As one half of the Movie Date team, Kristen hosts and produces the weekly Movie Date podcast and appears every week on The Takeaway. Each Movie Date podcast includes movie reviews, trivia, and interviews with celebrities like Scarlett Johansson, James Franco, and Joss Whedon. Movie Date has twice been selected as the iTunes Podcast of the Day. It’s downloaded over 100,000 times per month.
In addition to her regular duties with The Takeaway and Movie Date, Kristen also serves as a commentator on Soundcheck, BK Live, and the New York broadcast of All Things Considered. She's also appeared on the Brian Lehrer Show, the Game Night Guys podcast, Uptown Radio, and the New York broadcast of Morning Edition.
About The Tribeca Film Institute
Tribeca Film Institute® champions storytellers to be catalysts for change in their communities and around the world.
Each year, we identify a diverse and exceptional group of filmmakers and media artists and empower them with funding and other resources to fully realize their stories and connect with audiences. Through hands-on training and exposure to socially relevant films, our educational programming helps young people gain the media skills necessary to be productive global citizens and creative individuals.
We are a year-round nonprofit arts organization founded by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, and Craig Hatkoff in the wake of September 11, 2001.