2022 Building Bridges Jury

Best Narrative | Best Documentary | Best Short | Emerging Filmmaker Prize | Building Bridges Prize | Human Rights Prize

2022 Building Bridges Jurors

• Rabbi Noam Marans
  AJC Director of Interreligious and Intergroup Relations
  Rabbi Noam Marans is American Jewish Committee (AJC)’s director of interreligious and intergroup relations. A recognized leader of Catholic-Jewish dialogue, he has had numerous audiences with Pope Francis, including as the lead Jewish voice in “Faith and Science: Towards COP26” at the Vatican, which advocates for limits on global warming.
• Sharronda Williams
  TV and Film Critic
  Sharronda Williams, a proud member of the African American Film Critics Association, and Critics Choice Association, is well known for TV and film commentary. She created, produced and hosts YouTube’s Pay or Wait; Rotten Tomatoes carries her reviews; she co-hosts B-Roll, a diversity in film and TV podcast; and she’s often on radio and film fest panels.
• Stephanie Robin Turner
  Student, University of North Georgia
  Robin Turner, a second-year film student at the University of North Georgia, has worked as a director or cinematographer on student film sets. She aims to get graduate degrees in media studies, including a doctorate, in order to teach at the college level. Robin focuses on LGBT stories and tries to engender accuracy and quality in her film productions.

Films in Competition

• The Levys of Monticello
• Neighbours
• The Specials
• The Swimmer
• Wet Dog