Barbara Kopple (she/her) is a two-time Academy Award winning director and a nine-time Emmy Award nominee for her work across television and documentary film. She is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, and the Directors Guild of America.
Read Barbara’s complete biography here.

Hannes Hosp (he/him) is a documentary filmmaker and editor whose work focuses on social justice, government accountability, and human rights. His editing credits include Barbara Kopple’s Gumbo Coalition, as well as several episodes of the prolific PBS documentary series Frontline. He won an Emmy, and contributed to Peabody and Writers Guild Award-winning films. Most recently, he was featured in DOC NYC’s 40 Under 40 cohort.
hannes@cabincreekfilms.com

Genevieve Sawicz (she/her) has had several years of experience as a story producer for unscripted series on network television, including Project Runway, Jay Leno's Garage, and Cutthroat Kitchen, among others. She is passionate about film diplomacy and additionally produces videos with non-profit organizations to promote international cultural exchange, especially between Japan and the US.

Maureen Dougherty (she/her) studied fine art at Carnegie Mellon University. She has spent the last twenty-five years in the film industry, the last sixteen of which have been at Cabin Creek Films. A professional painter, she has exhibited her work at the Chelsea-based gallery Cheim & Read.

Jacob Gries (he/him) is a recent graduate of NYU’s Arthur L. Carter Institute for Journalism, where he received a Master’s degree in longform storytelling. An attentive and engaged media consumer, he has written about a wide range of topics, from politics to digital art to niche professional sports. He has been working for Cabin Creek since September 2022.
jacob@cabincreekfilms.com

Jason Diana Gross (he/him) is a third year student within the Dramatic Writing program at NYU Tisch School of the Arts. Having spent his teenage years with the Harlem Youth Gardeners, he puts his experience in park maintenance to use on set with fellow film students. An NYC local, he spends his free time writing short plays about nature.

Annabel Wang (she/her) recently graduated from NYU with a degree in Film and Television, having written, directed, and edited a variety of student narrative projects, music videos, and short form documentaries, including her graduate film The Actor. She aims to further promote unique and underrepresented voices within the filmic medium.
production@cabincreekfilms.com

Kuma (he/him) is the company’s resident mascot. A black-and-tan shiba inu, his name means “bear” in Japanese.