The Filmmakers

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JAMES BALDWIN: THE PRICE OF THE TICKET

Award-winning writer / filmmaker Karen Thorsen finds inspiration at the intersection of art and social justice. Her heroes are game-changers, the artist / activists who shape history – and her films tell their stories without narration, weaving first-person narratives with archival treasures. ‘Cinéma Vérité Passé.’
Thorsen began as a writer. After graduating from Vassar College, with a year at the Sorbonne in Paris, she was an editor for Simon & Schuster, a journalist for LIFE Magazine, and a foreign correspondent for TIME. Screenwriting followed, then directing. [ Thorsen Bio ]

Award-winning writer / filmmaker Douglas K. Dempsey is an accomplished communicator in multiple worlds: documentaries, feature films and museum media. As a student at the University of Pennsylvania, his original focus on anthropology morphed into a passion for film. His first job was for an educational film company in Princeton; he now writes, produces, shoots and edits. Additional pleasures include both evolving technology and graphic design. [ Dempsey Bio ]

Award-winning filmmaker Bill Miles had a passion for history – and a genius for unearthing archival treasures. For over four decades, he turned his discoveries into historical documentaries dedicated to the African-American experience. The N.Y. Times called his films “triumphs of curiosity and persistence.” [ Miles Bio ]

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