Laura is a creative documentary producer committed to telling stories that highlight urgent social justice issues. She most recently produced “WTO/99,” the Critics Choice–nominated and IDA Award–winning (Best Editing) all-archival feature that premiered at True/False Film Festival (‘25). In 2024, she produced “All We Carry,” the Indie Award–winning (Best Documentary) feature. “All We Carry” premiered at the Palm Springs International Film Festival (‘24) and won top honors at numerous film festivals, including the Kathleen Bryan Edwards Award for Human Rights (Full Frame ‘24). In 2022, Laura produced “Mama Bears,” which premiered in competition at SXSW and went on to screen in 80+ film festivals worldwide. “Mama Bears” was a co-production of ITVS and had its broadcast debut on Independent Lens in 2023.
In the past decade she’s worked on numerous award-winning films—and in 2024 Laura was awarded an Individual Artist Fellowship by Jersey City. In 2022 she was selected for DOC NYC’s “40 Under 40” list. She has also been a fellow of the Film Independent Documentary Lab (‘20) and the WIF/Sundance Institute Financing Intensive (‘20 + ‘22).
She is currently working on several new film projects in production.
Photo: Morgan L. Silk