Born and raised in the Palestinian refugee camp Al-Arroub, he is the former Artistic Director at The Freedom Theatre in Jenin on The West Bank. Has directed many notable productions, including The Siege. Panelist in the talk Hope Detained.
Ehab Tarabieh
Growing up under Israeli military occupation, the award-winning director of Of Land and Bread, Tarabieh, was politically active at very young age. He graduated from the Sam Spiegel Film & TV School, Jerusalem in 2012.
Reverend Renee McKenzie
American episcopal priest at the Church of the Advocate in Philadelphia. She is an adjunct professor, teaching in black church history and theology, racial justice and womanist theology, and is one of the protagonists in Angels on Diamond Street.
Uğur Üngör
A Turkish-Dutch scholar of genocide and mass violence. Professor in history at the University of Amsterdam and senior researcher at the Dutch ‘Institute of War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies (NIOD). Panelist in the debate Narrative Wars: The Politics of Memory.
Loretta Van Der Horst
A Honduran born Dutch-American creative documentarist. With a focus on Latin America, she has covered human trafficking, illegal mining, gang violence, and migration. She is the director of Behind the Blood.
Ilse Van Velzen
Award-winning director and producer. Together with her twin sister Femke Van Velzen, she runs IF Productions, a documentary filmmaking company that aims to expose injustice. She is the co-director of Prison for Profit.