ABOUT US

The VII Foundation is an independent, charitable media and education non-profit organization. It was founded by Ron Haviv and Gary Knight in 2001 when they recognized that media funding for long term projects was diminishing.  In order to continue to produce work that addresses complex social, economic and human rights issues they started the Foundation as an independent non-profit structure to secure support for continuing documentary practice and education.

FIONA TURNER

DIRECTOR AND PRODUCER

Fiona is a British award winning producer and documentary film maker. With 20 years of broadcast experience with ABC News and NBC News, she now focuses her narrative story telling on social justice and human rights issues with the VII Foundation. Much of her professional life has been spent in war zones and areas of conflict. For this project Fiona was pleased to be exploring issues close to her home in Boston.

Rachel is another Brit transplanted to Boston. She’s worked for PBS, the BBC, the History channel, National Geographic, and EDITED multiple independent feature documentaries. Her credits include The Amish: Shunned (American Experience), East of Salinas (Independent LENS), Family Affair, and The Frozen Chosen.

RACHEL CLARK

EDITOR

LUCIA SMALL

EDITOR

Lucia is both a filmmaker and a film editor. Her directing credits include My Father, The Genius (2002), The Axe in the Attic (2007), and One Cut, One Life (2014). She is currently cutting The Rabbi Goes West and directing Girl Talk,  a story about girls in high school debate and their probable future in politics.

Ben has a multitude of skills beyond his years. Apart from the many hats he wore on Eat Up;  production, research, camera, sound, and technical advisor, he is also a Latin scholar and nascent feature film writer and director.

BEN HAVEN TAYLOR

ASSOCIATE PRODUCER AND CINEMATOGRAPHER