IndieWire can exclusively unveil the official 2024 DOC NYC 40 Under 40 list of rising filmmakers.
The annual honor celebrates young creatives that are making an impact in the field of documentary, ranging from documentarians to editors and sound designers. This year, the seventh annual season for the list, celebrates emerging documentary talent from filmmakers based in the U.S., Canada, and/or Mexico. The 2024 cohort will be honored during the November festival at a private cocktail reception, with the 15th edition of DOC NYC taking place in theaters in New York and online November 13 through 21.
“DOC NYC is proud to honor the accomplishments of these exceptional artists in the documentary field,” DOC NYC Artistic Director Jaie Laplante said. “We’re also excited to highlight for our industry and audiences powerful work and diverse voices that are worthy of close attention.” The honorees include “Measures for a Funeral” director Sofia Bohdanowicz, whose feature will premiere in TIFF’s Centrepiece program; Jordan Dykstra, who scored the Oscar and BAFTA-winning film “20 Days in Mariupol;” Sandbox Films executive director Jessica Harrop who executive produced “Fire of Love” and “Nocturnes;” and “Daughters” director Natalie Rae, whose film won Audience Award and Festival Favorite awards at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. “Daughters” will be released by Netflix in August 2024.
DOC NYC is produced and presented by IFC Center, a division of AMC Networks.
Check out the full list of Class of 2024 “40 Under 40” honorees below, with language provided by DOC NYC.
Nesa Azimi is a director, producer, and editor living in New York City. She started at The Maysles Documentary Center and has been on staff for Rain Media, PBS FRONTLINE, Fault Lines, Al Jazeera, National Geographic, and the Ciné Institute. She has been a fellow with Sundance, NYFA, Firelight, and Points North. Driver, which premiered at Tribeca, is her first feature.
Paige Bethmann is a Haudenosaunee director and producer. Her credits include Candace Parker: Unapologetic and Native America: Women Rule. Her forthcoming feature film and directorial debut Remaining Native has been supported by IDA, Points North Institute, Sundance Edit and Story Lab, Perspective Fund, and Doc Society. Paige is a 4th World Media Lab Fellow and BAVC MediaMaker Fellow.
Miranda Sherman is a producer at OBB Media who builds strong coalitions around compelling characters with incredible stories to create films that transcend and impact that endures. She has most recently produced Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa, directed by Lucy Walker and acquired by Netflix, and Child Star, directed by Demi Lovato and Nicola Marsh for Hulu.
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