SANDRINE ISAMBERT – EDITOR
Emmy Award Nominee
HIGHLIGHTED PROJECTS
EYES ON THE PRIZE III: WE WHO BELIEVE IN FREEDOM CANNOT REST
Episode five: We Don't See Color 1996-2013. Directed by Smriti Mundhra
HBO
Inspired by Henry Hampton’s legendary documentary series Eyes on the Prize: America’s Civil Rights Movement, this new installment of the groundbreaking 1987 series illuminates the bold stories of people and communities who continue to work for equity and racial justice in the years since the birth of the American civil rights movement.
Episode five explores the complexities of affirmative action policies and how a changing demographic landscape affected school desegregation in new ways.
Produced by Trilogy Films
Series Directed by Dawn Porter
EXODUS
SXSW Competition 2025
Two women navigate life after prison, seeking redemption and healing while rebuilding fractured family bonds. As they face society's judgment, they must reconcile their past actions with their hopes for a meaningful future.
Directed by Nimco Shekeidhen
Executive Producers: Geeta Gandbhir, Rudy Valdez and Blair Foster
CEASEFIRE
The New Yorker
Emmy Award Nominee for Outstanding Editing
This documentary explores a community's radical approach to addressing gang violence and the challenges of overcoming distrust and resentment. The film delves into a case from thirty years ago, when a murder, allegations of excessive police force, and public outcry over stop-and-frisk policing in minority neighborhoods pushed Boston to the edge of crisis. What followed defied stereotypes and expectations.
Produced by RetroReport
Directed by Scott Michels
LINCOLN'S DILEMMA - So You See The Man Moves (Episode 2)
Apple TV+
A diverse panel of historians and rare archival materials provide a nuanced look into the man known as the Great Emancipator. In Episode 2, the focus is on the thousands of enslaved people who escaped to the North and joined Union forces, shifting the balance of military power. President Lincoln strategizes the path to reunification.
Produced by Kunhardt Films & Eden Productions
Series directed by Barak Goodman and Jackie Olive
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THE FORGOTTEN EPIDEMIC
MSNBC
This 90-minute film explores the entire history of the opioid epidemic. It illuminates the causes and solutions to the crisis through key characters' stories, journalists, historians, and scrutinizes the cruel behavior of Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family.
Produced by Ark Media
Directed by Barak Goodman
