Noam Shuster Eliassi grew up the literal poster child for the Israeli-Palestinian peace process before making a hard pivot to stand-up comedy and political satire. But as the region sinks deeper into devastating violence, she must meet the moment by challenging her audiences with hard truths that are no laughing matter.
Biography:
Amber Fares is an award-winning documentary filmmaker best known for her directorial debut Speed Sisters, which aired internationally on Netflix, Al Jazeera and Rai. Her directing credits include We Are Ayenda, Gutsy ep5, Reckoning With Laughter, Convergence: Courage Under Crisis. Amber also served as cinematographer and co-producer of the Peabody Award-winning The Judge, was the cinematographer on Life After and both produced and shot the short film The Devil Is Busy.
Rachel Leah Jones is an award-winning documentary filmmaker whose critically acclaimed work has centered on the Israel-Palestine conflict. She is best known for her films Advocate, which won an Emmy for Best Documentary and was shortlisted for the Oscars; Gypsy Davy; Ashkenaz; and 500 Dunam On The Moon. A documentary branch member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Valerie Montmartin is head producer and CEO of Little Big Story. She produces mainly international documentaries but also animation films, fiction, immersive films and impact strategies. She has notably produced A Perfect Spy by Rémi Lainé, #387, The World According to Amazon, Oleg’s Choice, and co-produced Austral by Benjamin Colaux, All In, A Marble Travelogue, Magaluf Ghost Town. She’s producing Poisons by Jennifer Deschamps, Farming the Revolution, and coproducing Four Winters In Edificio Cuba and She by Awarded Best French Television Producer (documentary).
