Activist and Jurist

Mossi Dokunu is a Congolese women’s rights activist and jurist by profession working for Association Africaine des Droits de l’Homme. She is a member of the Association of Human Rights in the DRC and of the Reseau Action Femme, a network that addresses issues of violence against women. In addition, she works with the Acting Group on Demobilization of Child Soldiers.

Documentary Filmmaker

Lisa F. Jackson has been involved in documentary filmmaking for over 30 years. Her work has brought her many awards including three Emmy nominations, two Emmy awards, and four CINE Golden Eagles. Tom Shales of the Washington Post has praised her documentaries as “superb” and “outstanding,” John O’Connor commented in The New York Times that “producer/director Lisa Jackson is remarkably adept in getting her subjects to speak frankly and thoughtfully,” and the Christian Science Monitor noted that she takes on difficult subjects “with intelligence and courage.” Jackson studied filmmaking at MIT with Ricky Leacock.

Activist

Bernard Kalume was living in Rwanda during the genocide and escaped after his wife was brutally murdered before his eyes. He and his two daughters returned to his native town of Bukavu, where he started work with the UN BDRRR on repatriation of FDLR members through sensitization projects. During this post, Kalume met Lisa F. Jackson, by chance, and their meeting turned into a long-term cooperation on the documentary The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo.

Executive Director, Women Make Movies

Debra Zimmerman has been the Executive Director of Women Make Movies, a non-profit feminist media organization, since 1983. During her tenure, the organization has grown into the largest distributor of films and videotapes by and about women in the world. Women Make Movies is known for discovering and distributing the films of new and innovative filmmakers, including Sally Potter, Jane Campion, Gurindha Chadha, and Julie Dash.