Rachel Leah Jones is an Emmy-winning nonfiction filmmaker whose trajectory in the field — from producer to director to editor to writer — has spanned three decades and three continents. Her work has been nominated for the PGA Awards, the IDA Awards, selected by the European Film Academy, awarded by the Asia Pacific Screen Academy, honored by Cinema Eye, and shortlisted for the Oscars. A three-time Sundance Festival and Institute alumna, her critically-acclaimed films
— ADVOCATE (2019); GYPSY DAVY (2012); ASHKENAZ (2007); 500 DUNAM ON THE MOON (2002) — have screened in festivals worldwide such as IDFA, True/False, Visions du Reel, Sheffield, CPH:DOX, DocNYC, Hotdocs, and aired on dozens of channels including PBS; BBC; ARD; France Television; RTS; YLE; DR; SVT; 2M; Radio Canada; and HBO. In addition to maintaining a prolific career as an activist-artist, Jones, a Documentary Branch member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, has collaborated extensively with other filmmakers and worked as a story consultant, directing mentor, and curator.