Elke Sasse is a filmmaker whose titles include THE CORONA DIARIES, THE WAR ON MY PHONE, and #MYESCAPE - all three documentaries focus on footage shot by real people, taken on their mobile phones.

Nurturing the documentarians of tomorrow, filmmaker and LA Times Short Docs curator Nani Sahra Walker shares her wisdom and experiences.

Academic and short filmmaker Sharon Ryba-Khan shares the importance of audience education in a consumerist world.