A brief glimpse into the lives of the dwindling but passionate community of the Jews of Guantanamo.
Plays with Peripheral Visions (Shorts Program)
Yael Bridge is an Emmy-nominated documentary producer and director. Her directorial feature debut, THE BIG SCARY "S" WORD premiered at Hot Docs 2020 and on Hulu in 2022. Previously, she produced LEFT ON PURPOSE, winner of the Audience Award at DOC NYC as well as the Netflix Original film, SAVING CAPITALISM, starring former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich, which was nominated for an Emmy Award in Business and Economics. She served as Head of Production at Inequality Media, where her viral videos tackling complex political issues have gained over 500 million views. Yael was included in DocNYC’s 40 Under 40 list of 2021 and was a 2022 resident at the Jewish Film Institute. She is the Co-President of the Documentary Producers Alliance and proudly serves as chair of their Labor Committee. She holds an MFA in documentary film and video from Stanford University and an MA in media studies from the New School.