MENTORSHIP PROGRAM

TRUE/FALSE MENTORSHIP PROGRAM

The True/False mentorship program was launched in 2007 as a way to help new nonfiction filmmakers navigate the sometimes treacherous terrain of the documentary film world. This year, meetings with seasoned industry professionals take a different approach, and firsttime filmmakers will get advice on being an artist and navigating the film industry during a pandemic.

2021 FILMMAKERS

GERMÁN ADOLFO ARANGO, director, Songs that Flood the River JESSICA BESHIR, director, Faya Dayi CARLOS ALFONSO CARROL, director, Dirty Feathers ROBIN PETRE, director, From the Wild Sea

2021 MENTORS

DANIELLE DIGIACOMO is an entrepreneurial, creative, and intelligent go-getter with a passion and commitment to developing, financing, packaging, producing, and distributing high-quality independent films and episodic content. KATHRYN EVERETT the head of film for XTR, is a filmmaker, political strategist, and activist whose mission is to uplift and empower disenfranchised communities through storytelling. DAVID LAUB is a distribution executive for film and television studio A24, where he works in all aspects of film distribution, including acquisitions, marketing, publicity, and exhibition. JOHN VON THADEN is the head of acquisitions for Magnolia Pictures, Magnet Releasing, Magnolia Home Entertainment, and Magnolia International. Since joining the company is 2011, John has negotiated deals for 100+ films, including T/F selections such as Collective:2020, Some Kind of Heaven:2020, Peter and the Farm:2016, and I Am Not Your Negro:2017. He graduated from Boston University and currently resides in Brooklyn.