Eliza Q Hemenway
From photography to writing to documentary film and video production, Eliza Hemenway is passionate
about creative nonfiction storytelling. With over twenty years of experience in media making, her
mission is to tell stories that inspire hope and create positive social change.
Eliza's documentary work has showcased in numerous international film festivals and arts venues including EuroDoc International Lab for Creative Documentary Production, American Animation and Documentary Film Festival, World Christian Arts Festival, Winnipeg Real to Reel Film Festival, Boden International Film Festival, LaborFest, Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival, San Francisco Frozen Film Festival, Roxie Film Center, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco State University, Academy of Art College, Jamaica Plain Arts Center, the San Francisco Public Library, among others.
In addition to her work as a documentary filmmaker, Eliza founded and directed the Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival and was an independent-film reviewer for NPR's KRCB-FM. She has also worked professionally creating multimedia content for organizations such as the Redwood Empire Food Bank, Salvation Army National Headquarters, City of Santa Rosa, Sonoma State University, the Arnold Arboretum, San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and more. She is currently living in Washington, D.C. working on her most recent documentary film Beyond the Shadows, creating multimedia content for local nonprofits, and serving on the screening committee for DC/DOX film festival.
Contributors
Katherine Coviello helped design, edit, and market Paris in Oakland, served as Associate Producer on the documentary film, The Way to Hawassa, which included contributing cinematography, still photography, graphic design, and her exceptional editorial eye to the project. Katherine holds a BA in Communications and Design from UC Davis. She is currently the Creative Advisor for Beyond the Shadows, and working in communications and event planning for Rural Community Assistance Partnership in Washington, D.C.
Becky Hellwig is currently working as Impact Producer for Thy Neighbor, which she represented at EuroDoc International Lab for Creative Documentary Production. She brings a wealth of experience to her craft; her noteworthy projects encompass producing and directing the award winning documentary film, Open Doors, and serving as the impact producer for May Tchao's, Hayden and her Family, a documentary featured on America ReFramed, a PBS WorldChannel Program. Additionally, she has extensive experience working on public policy and government initiative campaigns.
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Amos Cochran is an Emmy nominated composer, musician, and sound artist whose work has been showcased at the Sundance, Berlin, and Toronto Film Festivals, as well as with PBS, the London Design Festival, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Unexpected, the University of Houston Brain Center, and his A/V piece Memory Dissolve received the merit award at Artfields. He composed the original score for The Way to Hawassa, and we are working with Amos using his music licensing platform,, Edit/Score, for Thy Neighbor.
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Media Alliance was founded in 1976 by Bay Area media workers who wanted deeper connections with social justice movements and a communications system that worked in the interests of peace, justice and social responsibility. They have served the nonprofit fiscal sponsor for The Way to Hawassa, and Thy Neighbor. |