Danielle Scott:
Ancestral Call

Biographies of Directors:

Sonia Kennebeck is an award-winning, Emmy-nominated director, writer, producer, and a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Her credits include critically-acclaimed feature films REALITY WINNER (SXSW 2021), ENEMIES OF THE STATE (TIFF 2020), and NATIONAL BIRD (Berlinale Special 2016). Her work screened worldwide at major festivals and in theaters, and has been widely distributed by Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, Apple TV, PBS, New York Times Op-Docs, Comcast, and others. She received a 2023 Chicken & Egg Award for directors, the Adrienne Shelly Excellence in Filmmaking Award, a Ridenhour Documentary Film Prize, and an Emmy nomination. Foreign Policy magazine recognized Sonia as one of 100 Leading Global Thinkers of 2016. She was also selected as one of 25 New Faces of Independent Film by Filmmaker Magazine and was on DOC NYC’s 40 under 40 list. Her work has been supported repeatedly by most major film foundations, including Sundance Institute, and she is sponsored by Canon and Avid. Sonia is the lactose-intolerant daughter of a cheesemaker, who worked full-time while completing her master's degree in international affairs. She was born in Malaysia, grew up in Germany, and lives in Brooklyn.

Tetiana Anderson produces, writes, directs, and develops films and commercials for wide distribution. She is also a brand consultant for major corporations including L’Oréal and NYX Professional Makeup, NGOs like United Way Worldwide, governments and others on all aspects of brand development, communications, strategy, and messaging. A two-time Emmy nominee, she hosts Comcast’s national public affairs program, Comcast Newsmakers, highlighting topics of equity, inclusion, and access in areas including fair housing, Indigenous life, prison reform, and women’s rights. Before that, Tetiana worked as a journalist for two decades. During that time, Tetiana spent extensive time in the Middle East and has reported from conflict zones, U.S. presidential races, and more. Tetiana has interviewed notables from U.S. Congressman and Civil Rights activist John Lewis to eight-time platinum recording artist 50 Cent. Her work has appeared on networks including CNN, CBS Evening News and the network’s nationwide affiliates, Maryland Public Television (HBCU Week programing), NY-1, NBC Nightly News, The Today Show, MSNBC, Voice of America, Vatican Radio, Comcast and others. She holds a master’s degree from Columbia University and did her undergraduate work at Fisk University. Tetiana serves on the National Board of Easterseals, an organization that has focused for over 100 years on providing care, access, and equity to those living with disabilities. Though Tetiana calls the nation’s capital home, she hails from the great state of Michigan.