Headshot of Sally Rubin. Sally smiles slightly at the camera and wears a buttoned shirt, a leather jacket, and a necklace. Sally's hair is short and parted to the right.
Sally Rubin
Photo courtesy Sally Rubin
Director & Producer

Sally Rubin (any pronouns) is a nonbinary, Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker. Her work includes directorial credits such as Hillbilly, Deep Down, Life on the Line, and The Last Mountain, which have broadcast on Hulu, Independent Lens, and PBS nationally. She has done producing, writing, editing, and consulting for LGBT-themed films such as Wu Tsang’s Wildness and Sam Feder’s Disclosure. Rubin has received grants from the NEH, the NEA, Chicken & Egg Pictures, the MacArthur Foundation, the Perspective Fund, and the Fledgling Fund. Her films have screened at top festivals including the LA Film Festival, DOC NYC, Big Sky, MountainFilm, and the American Documentary Showcase, as well as LGBT-focused festivals such as Outfest and Frameline. A graduate of Stanford’s documentary program, Rubin is a judge for the Emmy® Awards, IDA Documentary Awards, and a proudly out, Queer professor at Chapman University.

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Portrait of Jasiewicz, a photo in a high angle, she has short length hair with fringes, and smiles at the camera.
Ewa Jasiewicz
Photo courtesy Ewa Jasiewicz
Portrait of Emily Faye Ratner, she looks at the camera, has short hair and sleeveless shirt.
Emily Faye Ratner
Photo courtesy Emily Faye Ratner
Portrait of Jordan Flaherty, he wears a shirt with a tie, and his eyesight is away from the camera. He has short hair.
Jordan Flaherty
Photo courtesy Jordan Flaherty
Portrait of Ivey Camille Manybeads Tso. Ivey looks away from the camera, with braided hair and a t-shirt. In the back there are columns with posters pasted that protest the sale of Native land.
Ivey Camille Manybeads Tso
Photo courtesy Ivey Camille Manybeads Tso
Portrait of Jessica Levin, she has a v neck blouse, a necklace, medium length hair parted in the middle
Jessica Levin
Photo courtesy Jessica Levin
Profile portrait of Daniel Arcana, he is looking to his left, has a shirt and a jacket, and short hair.
Daniel Arcana
Photo courtesy Daniel Arcana
Portrait of Emma Pildes, she has medium length hair, a necklace, a v neck blouse, and her hair is slightly tilted to the left.
Emma Pildes
Photo courtesy Emma Pildes
Portrait of Tia Lessin, she wears a long-sleeve shirt, medium length hair and looks at the camera
Tia Lessin
Photo courtesy Tia Lessin
Portrait of Tony Gerber. Tony is in front of a photo call, he wears a jacket, a buttoned shirt, and thick frames. He has short heard, beard, and mustache. He looks directly at the camera and smiles slightly.
Tony Gerber
Photo courtesy Tony Gerber
Portrait of Nick Kelso. He wears a shirt and looks away from the camera, in the background there is a tree. The portrait is taken in a low angle.
Nick Kelso
Photo courtesy Nick Kelso
Profile picture of Mia Bruno, she has long hair, and thick frames, the background is a textured paperwall.
Mia Bruno
Photo courtesy Mia Bruno
Portrait of Sofia Geld sat and folding her hands in a table, wearing an embroidered shirt, and smiling slightly at the camera, she has medium long hair.
Sofia Geld
Photo courtesy Sofia Geld
Director Rebeca Huntt Headshot
Rebeca Huntt
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Portrait of Gay Dillingham, she smiles slightly at the camera, has medium length hair, a v neck blouse, and earrings.
Gay Dillingham
Photo courtesy Gay Dillingham
Portrait of Sarah Kim, she looks away at the camera, wears a shirt and a hoodie, and a cap. Her hair is short. In the background there are plants.
Sarah S. Kim
Photo courtesy Sarah Kim
Portrait of Ramsay Liem, he wears a checkered shirt, and thin frames. He smiles at the camera. In the background there is a bookshelf and a painting.
Ramsay Liem
Photo courtesy Ramsay Liem
Headshot of Deann Borshay Liem, she wears a black round neck shirt, thin frames, and short hair. She smiles at the camera.
Deann Borshay Liem
Photo courtesy Deann Borshay Liem
Headshot of Margaret Byrne, a woman looking at the camera with short curly hair, wearing a pull-over.
Latesha Dickerson
Photo courtesy Margaret Byrne
Headshot of Margaret Byrne. A woman looking at the camera with long hair parted in the middle and slightly smiling at the camera.
Margaret Byrne
Photo courtesy Margaret Byrne
Portrait of Kiara C. Jones, a woman looking to the right, away from the camera, with curly medium hair, wearing a no-sleeve tank, a long necklace and round big earrings.
Kiara C. Jones
Photo courtesy Kiara C. Jones
Portrait of Zara Katz, a woman with medium hair, wearing a black shirt with a necklace and looking to the left away from the camera.
Zara Katz
Photo courtesy Zara Katz
Headshot of Lisa Riordan Seville, a woman with medium length hair, smiling and looking at the camera.
Lisa Riordan Seville
Photo courtesy Lisa Riordan Seville
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