Emma Schwartz is a documentary film producer and director based in Brooklyn, New York.

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She holds a masters in journalism from the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, specializing in long form documentary storytelling with a focus on human rights and investigative journalism. 

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Her recent projects include THE GRAB (2024, Magnolia + Participant), POWER OF THE DREAM (2024, Amazon Studios) and BLINDSIDED (2023, CNN + MAX). ​

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In 2019, she received an International Documentary Association (IDA) award for 

BREWED IN PALESTINE, which she directed and produced.

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In recent years, she’s worked on projects with MAX, CNN, Amazon Studios, Magnolia Pictures, Frontline, Netflix, GQ Magazine, Time Magazine, PBS, The Washington Post and The Center for Investigative Reporting.

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Outside of the United States, she has produced work in Zambia, India, Argentina, Singapore, China, Dominican Republic, Palestine, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Mexico, Ukraine and Nicaragua.

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