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Full Panel.  Hear from the team behind one of the year’s top grossing documentaries, Sundance Audience Award winning Buck as they discuss the challenges of their filmmaking process from inception to release.

Julie Goldman, Producer, Motto Pictures
Julie has produced a wide range of award-winning documentaries that have been distributed around the world. She was nominated for the PGA Producer of the Year Award for Sergio and was a consultant on the Academy Award winning The Cove. Julie recently produced the Sundance Selects hit Buck and is currently in production on a slate of films, including Hungry in America and Gideon’s Army.

Toby Shimin, Editor, Dovetail Films
Toby Shimin began editing in 1988 when she cut The Children’s Storefront, nominated for an Academy Award. Subsequently, she has cut numerous films that have premiered at Sundance, including Out of the Past, which won the Audience Award, and most recently, Buck, which also won the Audience Award.

Cindy Meehl, Director, Cedar Creek Productions
Cindy Meehl founded Cedar Creek Productions in 2008 to film the legendary Buck Brannaman and create her first documentary. She thought his exceptional experience overcoming a violent childhood along with profound horsemanship skills were a story that had to be told that would benefit all people. Cindy is currently in development on a new doc project, lives in Connecticut with her husband, writer Brian Meehl, 2 daughters, 4 dogs and 2 horses.

Sofia Santana, Associate Producer

Alice Henty, Line Producer
Alice Henty has been Line Producing feature documentaries for over ten years, beginning with the Academy Award winning One Day in September directed by Kevin Macdonald and produced by John Battsek. In 2009 she completed THE TILLMAN STORY directed by Amir Bar-Lev for A&E IndieFilms. She has since spent 2 amazing years working with Cindy Meehl (Director) and Julie Goldman (Producer) on the acclaimed documentary, BUCK.

Andrea Meditch, President, Back Allie Films
Meditch recently exec’d Buck, preceded by Oscar-winner Man on Wire and -nominated Encounters at the End of the World. While building Discovery Films, she exec’d Grizzly Man, The Killer Within, In the Shadow of the Moon, Flight That Fought Back, and others. She serves on industry advisory boards, and moderates and judges at international festivals and markets. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Texas.
From the 2011 Filmmaker Conference.