Award-winning New York–based filmmaker whose work has screened at Tribeca, TED, SIGGRAPH, Slamdance, Cannes Marché du Film, and the Venice Biennale. A former MIT OpenDoc Lab and NEWINC fellow, Nim’s films explore empathy, identity, and politics. TORN is his first feature.
www.nimshap.com

Renowned Israeli editor with credits on The Voice, Survivor, and Big Brother. Recently edited SILVER'S UPRISING, selected for DocAviv, Warsaw, and Cleveland International Film Festivals.

Co-founder and CEO of Tribeca Enterprises, producer of films and cultural initiatives. Alongside Robert De Niro, she launched the Tribeca Film Festival to revitalize lower Manhattan after 9/11.

Founded in 2018 by Nim Shapira, Metallux Studio is a New York–based creative house producing socially resonant stories. The studio also oversees U.S. distribution of TORN.

New York-based CRC Media supports global storytellers from startups to Fortune 100 companies. Executives Elad Schanin and Yarin Cerf served as Executive Producers on TORN.

PBS’s global distribution arm, bringing acclaimed documentaries, series, and PBS KIDS programming to audiences worldwide. PBS Distribution proudly represents TORN internationally.

Alana is an Israeli-American advocate, speaker, and writer based in Brooklyn. She serves as the Executive Director of The Narrow Bridge Project, a non-profit organization that brings young Jewish people together for courageous dialogue across differing perspectives.

On October 7, 2023, seven of her family members were kidnapped and taken to Gaza. Two of them, Ariel and David Cunio, remain captive by Hamas.

Liam, a New Yorker, is directly connected to the tragic events of October 7, 2023, when seven members of his family were taken hostage to Gaza. Two of them, Ariel and David Cunio, are still held by Hamas.

Dede Bandaid and Nitzan Mintz are renowned Israeli street artists, now residing and working on their art in New York. As a creative duo, they amplify their narratives by blending imagery and words, engaging audiences in thought-provoking ways. Together, they create a distinctive fusion of visual art and poetry, fostering dialogue on complex social and political issues.

On October 7, 2023, they, along with Tal Huber, created the KIDNAPPED FROM ISRAEL poster campaign.

Julia is a student at Parson’s School of Design in New York City, studying art history and abstract painting. For the last year and a half, she has used her art to highlight the Jewish and Israeli experience, spark discussions among her classmates, combat antisemitism on campus, and raise awareness for the hostages and their release. 

Julia’s childhood friend, Omer Neutra, was killed by Hamas on October 7 and his body is held in Gaza.

Nina shifted from a successful career in philanthropy, government, and nonprofit, to devote more time to her family, and to other interests, chief among them, writing. Nina values thoughtful feedback and critique, but despairs over a world in which people hurl insults, lies, and more from their ideological cages.  She worries for the future her children will inherit, and is determined to do as much good as she can--through her writing and otherwise--to give them a better one than the present indicates might be possible.

Elisha Fine is a social worker and Jewish activist based in NYC. He is currently writing an oral history of the Sticker Campaign, collecting testimonies from grassroots advocates of the hostage movement worldwide

Chen moved to New York three decades ago to study jewelry design at FIT and later opened her boutique in Midtown Manhattan. She is now the owner and designer of Christi Sothers NYC, a high-end fashion jewelry brand. Chen’s work has garnered a loyal global clientele and media attention, including a recent collection inspired by Jewish pride and resilience.

Rabbi Sarna serves as the Executive Director of the Bronfman Center for Jewish Student Life at New York University (NYU) and the Hannah and Ed Low Professor at the NYU Center for the Study of Antisemitism. He is also the Senior Religious Advisor to the Moses ben Maimon Synagogue at the Abrahamic Family House in Abu Dhabi, a premier interfaith institution.

Aaron is the Director of Public Advocacy at the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), a nonpartisan nonprofit dedicated to defending Americans' rights to free speech and free thought. He has been with FIRE since 2021.