Filmmaker Bios

CINDY BURSTEIN, Co-Director/Producer

Cindy Burstein is an independent producer and media outreach professional. Following a career in community organizing, she received her MFA from Rutgers University to pursue the use of documentary film as a tool for social change, dialogue and civic engagement.  Additionally, she works with other independent filmmakers to develop public engagement initiatives for theatrical releases,  broadcast premieres and educational distribution. She serves as Regional Outreach Coordinator for the Independent Television Service Community Cinema Program and teaches media and cultural studies in the Film and Media Arts Department at Temple University.

TONY HERIZA, Co-Director/Producer

Since co-founding the Community Media Workshop in Dayton, Ohio in 1974, Tony Heriza has been involved in many aspects of media for social change—producing, editing, teaching and working with community organizations. His documentaries have been broadcast nationally on PBS and screened at the Margaret Mead and other festivals. He has a B.A. from Antioch College and a Master's degree from Rutgers University, where he was a staff producer and adjunct faculty member. He is now Director of Educational Outreach for the American Friends Service Committee and teaches documentary video production in the Fine Arts Department at the University of Pennsylvania.