Nancy Schwartzman

Nancy Schwartzman is a director, producer, and media strategist who uses storytelling and technology to create safer communities for women and girls. Her debut feature, Roll Red Roll, world premiered this April at the Tribeca Film Festival, had its international premiere at Hot Docs, is currently playing at over 30 international festivals, and will have a robust impact campaign in 2019. For Roll Red Roll, Nancy received the Adrienne Shelly Foundation’s Excellence in Filmmaking Award. The film was nominated for a Cinema Eye Spotlight Award, and she is the winner of "Best in Show" at Bend Film Festival, "Best Documentary" at Monmouth Film Festival, "Best Social Impact Doc" at Chagrin Falls Festival, and "Visualizing History" at Middlebury Film Festival. Her first film, The Line, a short documentary examining consent was used by the White House for a campaign around sexuality, and her follow-up short, xoxosms, was on PBS/POV and BBC exploring love between two teenagers, bridged by technology. A globally recognized human rights activist, Nancy serves on Vice President Biden’s Advisory Council. As a tech founder, she created the White House award-winning app Circle of 6 designed to reduce sexual violence among America’s youth. Circle of 6 is used by over 350,000 people in 36 countries. She has shared her work at the White House, the United Nations, TEDxSheffield, AIDC and more.