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Join us for a conversation with industry leaders about objectivity, ethics, and the impact of Documentary films in an age of peak commercialization.
With special guests Suzanne Hillinger (Money Shot: The Pornhub Story, Totally Under Control) and Jon Kasbe (Sophia, The Deep End). More panelists to be announced shortly.
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Suzanne Hillinger (Money Shot: The Pornhub Story, Totally Under Control) is an Emmy winning documentary filmmaker. Most recently, Suzanne directed Money Shot: The Pornhub Story, which was one of the Top 10 Netflix Films in over 80 countries in its two first weeks out. She was one of three directors of the feature documentary, Totally Under Control (Neon, Hulu), which explored the first 100 days of the Trump administration’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic. She directed episodes of the New York Times documentary series, The Weekly (FX, Hulu). Her episode investigating the New York City taxi medallion bubble won a 2020 News and Documentary Emmy, and was part of the series that won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize in Investigative Reporting. Suzanne produced the Emmy nominated feature documentary Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You (PBS), as well as the 2023 Academy Award-nominated short documentary, Stranger at the Gate (The New Yorker). Suzanne’s previous work has been featured on Discovery, PBS, CNN, MSNBC, and Viceland.
Jon Kasbe (Sophia, The Deep End) is an Emmy Award-winning Australian-Indian filmmaker. Most recently he directed, executive produced, and shot The Deep End, a FreeForm / Hulu four-part docu-series exploring one of today’s most controversial spiritual teachers and her dedicated followers. He also recently directed (alongside Crystal Moselle), produced, shot, and edited Sophia, a Showtime feature documentary following the story of a relentless inventor fighting to bring consciousness to the world’s most recognized humanoid robot. The film premiered in competition at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival. His debut feature, When Lambs Become Lions, received the 2017 Sundance Documentary Fund, won Best Editing at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival, and was nominated for two 2019 IDA Awards in Best Cinematography and Best Editing.
Jon Bardin (Head of Nonfiction at Story Syndicate - Harry & Meghan, Britney vs Spears) is an Emmy-winning producer who oversees the creative development of Story Syndicate projects as well as the creative execution of all projects in production. In this role, he is responsible for developing and creatively overseeing series, feature documentaries, podcasts, and scripted projects. Prior to joining Story Syndicate, Jon served as VP of Documentaries and Specials at Discovery Channel. He loves to run long distances, travel far afield, and, most of all, relax at home with his wife Ali and their two girls, Esme and Sylvie.