Courtney Hermann (she/they) is a documentary filmmaker with decades of experience directing, producing, and working as a cinematographer. Courtney co-authored the 7th edition of the foundational book Directing the Documentary with Michael Rabiger. She is a Professor of Film at Portland State University. Courtney’s feature documentaries include Standing Silent Nation (POV/PBS), Exotic World and the Burlesque Revival (DOCUMENTA 15, featured daily at the Burlesque Hall of Fame Museum), and Crying Earth Rise Up (PBS). Courtney’s short films include There’s Heart Here (United States Conference on AIDS, World Professional Association for Transgender Health conference), and Burton Before and After (multiple festival award-winner). 

Producer Judith Raiskin (she/they) co-created the multi-platform Eugene Lesbian History Project about the community of lesbians in Eugene, Oregon from the 1960s-90s. The Project features 83 oral history interviews, a robust archival collection, interactive digital exhibits, and a physical museum exhibit (installed at the Museum of Natural and Cultural History-Eugene and Oregon Jewish Museum- Portland.) As Professor Emeritus of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at the University of Oregon, she teaches courses in disability studies, LGBTQ history and culture, literature, and archival research. Professor Raiskin has received numerous awards for her work including grants from the Oregon Cultural Trust.