The people we date, the news we see, the influence of our votes, the candidates who win elections, the education we have access to, the jobs we get—all of it is underwritten by an invisible layer of math that few of us understand, or even notice. But whether we know it or not, our numeric literacy—whether we can speak the language of math—is a critical determinant of social and economic power. Do we want an America in which most of us don’t consider ourselves “math people"? Or do we want a country where everyone can understand the math that undergirds our society—and can help shape it?
Biography:
Vicki Abeles is a filmmaker, attorney and change agent. She directed the award-winning documentaries Race to Nowhere and Beyond Measure. Her additional film credits include Associate Producer on the Sundance favorite Miss Representation and Associate Producer on Plastic Man: The Artful Life of Jerry Ross Barrish. Continuing to bring communities together around the power of stories, Vicki’s work as an Impact Producer for Chasing Childhood and High School 9-1-1, along with producing the national live-stream event, “State of the Kids: Uniting for Youth Mental Health.”
Amy Ferraris is a documentary film editor and producer whose latest feature, Try Harder!, premiered at Sundance and aired on PBS’s Independent Lens. Other notable editing credits include Seeking Asian Female and The Grace Lee Project. Amy’s broadcast work has appeared on PBS, the Sundance Channel, the Discovery Networks, and A&E. She is also the producer / director of The Perfect Cappuccino, a documentary about coffee, consumerism, and being American.
Lisa Fruchtman is an Academy Award–winning editor. Among her many film projects are Apocalypse Now,The Right Stuff,Children of a Lesser God, The Godfather Part III, The Doctor,My Best Friend’s Wedding, Dance with Me, and The Woodsman. Her awards include an OSCAR for The Right Stuff, Academy Award and BAFTA Nominations for Best Editing for both Godfather Part III and Apocalypse Now. Children of a Lesser God was nominated for Best Picture. She produced and directed Sweet Dreams, a critically acclaimed documentary about Rwanda.
