Director/ Producer: Dana deLaski

Dana is a documentary filmmaker based in Portland, Oregon. She earned her BA in English Literature from Colorado College and her Master’s in Multimedia Journalism from the University of Oregon. She began her career in editorial media, producing stories for platforms including Mashable, Food & Wine, The Village Voice, and Tasting Table. In 2020, she co-founded a production company called Film Snacks, which focused on short films about food. In 2023 she co-produced Remembering York, which screened at several regional festivals and was a finalist for the “Ubuntu: I am because we are” award. Currently, she is producing Our Next Speaker, a documentary series about high school speech & debate.