Sophie Chappell is a second-year graduate student at the Jonathan B. Murray Center for Documentary Journalism. She is currently in pre-production for her thesis film, The Half Life of Edith Chappell, and is researching how participant performance impacts documentaries.

Brian MacNeel is a filmmaker and professor at the University of Missouri. His work has screened at various domestic and international film festivals, and his feature film “Retreat” is currently in pre-production.

Jj Measer is a documentary filmmaker and cinematographer from Carlsbad, California, and a graduate of the Murray Center for Documentary Journalism at the University of Missouri. He directed Pass Time and served as director of photography on Benjamin Zweig’s film The Long Game.

Description goes hereAmaya Morgan is a college Junior at the University of Missouri, double majoring in Documentary Journalism and Film Studies. Amaya is a First-Generation American, focused on using storytelling that uplifts and highlight marginalized communities.

Benjamin Zweig is a documentary film editor known for his archival-rich storytelling which brings historical depth and nuance to contemporary issues. His recent film work includes editing the Hulu Original documentary The Lady Bird Diaries, which premiered at SXSW in 2023. Ben recently completed a Masters of Arts degree in Journalism at the University of Missouri (’25). He is currently developing a film based upon his graduate research on Gay Liberation Cinema into a film.