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About the Filmmaker

Prior to her recent appointment as Director of the Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program, Cara Mertes was the Executive Director of American Documentary, Inc and Executive Producer of P.O.V., PBS’ acclaimed independent documentary showcase. AmDoc is a leading nonprofit specializing in leveraging the power of independent documentary in public life online, in communities and in broadcast. Mertes is a long-time advocate for independent media artists, and an award-winning filmmaker, programmer, teacher and writer whose work has been featured widely in museums, festivals, on PBS and internationally. She has been recognized with three George Foster Peabody awards, two duPont-Columbia Awards and three Academy Award nominations as P.O.V.’s Executive Producer. In addition, she was the creator and Executive Producer of P.O.V.’s original online showcase, P.O.V.’s Borders, winning a Webby Award, a Batten Journalism Award, an On-Line Journalism and Parent’s Choice Award. She has also executive produced more then 70 original websites for the series’ films (www.pbs.org/pov).

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