MEET THE FILMMAKER of THE G WORD DOCUMENTARY:
GIFTEDNESS THROUGH THE LENS OF IDENTITY, TRAUMA, & EMPOWERMENT

Session Description: Join independent filmmaker Marc Smolowitz -- director/producer of the upcoming feature documentary about giftedness THE G WORD -- for a powerful webinar that explores giftedness and storytelling through the intersectional lens of identity, trauma, and empowerment. Marc will also be sharing a special sneak preview of some early clips from the forming documentary as part of his session.

​Bio: Marc Smolowitz is a multi-award-winning director, producer, and executive producer who has been significantly involved in 50+ independent films. The combined footprint of his works has touched 250+ film festivals & markets on 5 continents, yielding substantial worldwide sales to theatrical, television, and VOD outlets, notable box office receipts, and numerous awards and nominations. His credits include films that have screened at the world's top-tier festivals such as Sundance, Berlin, Venice, Tribeca, Chicago, Palm Springs, SF FILM, AFI Docs, IDFA, DOC NYC, CPH: DOX, Tokyo, Melbourne, Viennale, Jerusalem, among others. In 2022, Marc is currently in post-production on THE G WORD -- a feature-length documentary that aims to be the most comprehensive film ever made on the topics of gifted, talented, and neurodiverse education across the United States. The film asks the urgent equity question -- In the 21st century, who gets to be Gifted in America and Why?. Learn more at: https://www.thegwordfilm.com/