Jeffery Robinson (Host, Writer) is the founder and chief executive officer of The Who We Are Project, which aims to be one of the central voices in correcting the narrative on our shared history of anti-Black racism in the United States. Since graduating from Harvard Law School in 1981, Jeffery has over four decades of experience working on criminal and racial justice issues.

His skills as a trial lawyer have been a valuable asset to his current work speaking nationally to diverse audiences on the role of race in the criminal justice system and the history of anti-Black racism in the U.S. One of Jeffery’s groundbreaking presentations forms the basis of the feature-length documentary entitled Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America.

Emily Kunstler and Sarah Kunstler (Directors) run Off Center Media, a production company that produces documentaries exposing racism and other injustices in the criminal  legal system. The sisters founded Off Center Media in 2000, and have produced and directed many short documentaries that have contributed to campaigns to stay executions, convinced decision makers to reopen cases, and exonerated the wrongfully convicted. Their film William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe (Sundance '09, POV/PBS) was shortlisted for the Best Documentary Academy Award. In 2021 the sisters co-directed Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America (SXSW, 2023), which was acquired by Sony Pictures Classics and was theatrically released in over 250 cities. In 2023, they co-directed How to Rig An Election: The Racist History of the 1876 Presidential Contest (SXSW, 2023), an animated documentary short narrated by Tom Hanks that was released nationally by The Washington Post.

Emily Kunstler studied film at NYU and Sarah Kunstler went to Columbia Law School. For 25 years, this filmmaking team has been committed to making films about the criminal legal system. Sarah is also a practicing attorney, representing indigent defendants in New York. For more on their work, please visit www.off-center.com.

Reginald William Butler (Graphics Producer & Designer) is an NYC artist who has contributed both Design and GFX to major commercial campaigns like AmEx, Cadillac, NBA - I’m Why, and Google. Reginald attributes much of his ingenuity to being educated at the prestigious Cooper Union. He has become a go-to Art Director / Consulting Producer for Broadcast Content. Much of his work lies in the realm of social justice awareness and reform - BET’s Justice Now, BOSS: The Black Experience in Business on PBS, and Instagram’s 2020 ‘Take Action’ Campaign. It was in perfect alignment for him to work collaboratively to bring moments in Who We Are to life. He’s grateful for the experience.

Diana Cherry (Producer) is a writer, producer, and activist. She's written for Hello Darling, The Creative Mama, Seattle’s Child; produced and marketed video and podcast content for Munchkin’s brand Milkmakers, and was a trending editor and marketing specialist for the Seattle-based parenting magazine, ParentMap. Diana started her career as a college administrator for nearly a decade building “Safe Zone” and other DEI training and curricula with an emphasis on social justice work at California Lutheran University. She now combines her education and career experience in these various fields as a content researcher, writer, and producer for The Who We Are Project. She lives in Seattle, Washington with her partner and four kids.

Andrea Crabtree (Producer) is the Chief of Staff at The Who We Are Project. She has been a criminal defense paralegal for thirty-five years, twenty-two of which have been spent working with Jeffery Robinson—from his private practice to his role at the ACLU, and his quest to educate others about our true history of anti-Black racism in the United States. Over the years, she has dedicated her time assisting people within the criminal justice system, crisis intervention, and abolishing the death penalty. Now, Andrea both supports and partners with Jeffery to educate others about our true history.

Ted Hope (Executive Producer)

Filmworker -- that’s how Ted describes himself. He’s a producer of over 70 films, and been a studio executive on over 60, CEO of a start-up streamer, co-head of 3 production companies, executive director of a film society & festival, a Professor Of Practice at 2 universities, and founder of a post-production facility, 2 websites, 2 think tanks, & an app. He launched Amazon’s foray into feature film production, leading them to 19 Oscar nominations and 5 wins. As a producer, his films have received 25 Oscar nominations, with 6 wins. Ted’s memoir and newsletter Hope For Film, are both must reads. Ted helped drive the feature film careers of Ang Lee, Nicole Holofcener, Hal Hartley, Michel Gondry and many others. His most recent films include Lone Wolf,directed by Mark Pellington (in post production), the first narrative from Oscar-winning documentary director, Roger Ross Williams, Cassandro, the documentary Invisible Nation,directed and produced by Vanessa Hope, as well as two micro indies he executive produced, The Black Sea (Crystal Mosselle & Derrick B. Harden) and It Doesn't Matter (Josh Mond).

Vanessa Hope (Executive Producer) is an internationally minded, award-winning director and producer of fiction and nonfiction films set to date in the U.S., China and Taiwan that have been selected by Sundance, IDFA, CPH:DOX, the Berlin international Film Festival, and Cannes.  Hope made her directorial feature debut with the documentary All Eyes and Ears, an exploration of the complex diplomatic links between the U.S. and China featuring President Obama’s US Ambassador to China and premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival. 

Hope’s additional producing credits include Sundance Film Festival selections, Zeina Durra’s The Imperialists Are Still Alive! and Sarah and Emily Kunstler's Academy award shortlisted feature documentary, William Kunstler: Disturbing The Universe and their award-winning SXSW film, Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America. She served as Executive Producer of Paula James-Martinez’s Born Free.

Vanessa’s current documentary film Invisible Nation (www.invisiblenation.net) follows Taiwan’s first female president, Tsai Ing-Wen, over her two terms in office through 2024. It shares the story of Taiwan’s democratization, the threat it faces from China and the spirit of resistance, resilience, and progress within Taiwanese society. The film will release theatrically in Taiwan on June 13, 2025. 

Vanessa and her husband, Ted Hope, share a company, Double Hope Films. Prior to her film career, Vanessa worked on foreign policy issues at the Council on Foreign Relations think tank in New York with Senior Fellow and Director of Asia Studies Elizabeth Economy. She received her B.A. from the University of Chicago in Anthropology and East Asian Studies and completed the coursework for a PhD at Columbia University before going into film.

Titus Jackson (Camera, Drone Operator) is a freelance videographer with multiple films under his belt. His most recent documentary Brokelahoma is making the film festival rounds and can also be seen on Amazon Prime Video. He was the recipient of the “Best Oklahoma Feature” award at the Bare Bones International film festival in 2008 for his debut feature“Jesus Fish. Since then he’s been making short films while supporting his wife Reanna and 3 Children with his videography business. His proudest accomplishments include self financing and distributing his previously mentioned documentary, teaching himself the art of filmmaking (which he calls “do it your damn self university”), and producing and directing live sporting events at the BOK Center, most notably the Tulsa Oilers Hockey Games. He currently resides in Broken Arrow, Ok.

Lauren Klain Carton (Co-Producer, Still Photographer) is a documentary photographer whose work has appeared in The New Yorker, New York Magazine, Travel & Leisure, and PBSAmerican Experience’s Las Vegas: An Unconventional History, among others. A freelance locations and production assistant on feature films and tv series including Basquiat and Music of the Heart, she has also worked as a script reader and coverage writer for Miramax Films. Subsequently, she was the Program Officer at the non-profit Media Development Loan Fund, working with independent news organizations in emerging democracies. She is working on a long-term personal photo project exploring the creation of ad hoc families in modern American subcultures. Her short film The Waiting received a Super 8mm Imagination Award from the School of Visual Arts, and she was awarded the Eliza Buffington Fellowship for Independent Study from Vassar College to research the historical roots of legendary female hobo “Boxcar” Bertha Thompson.

Savannah Myers Moore (Associate Producer) is the Executive Assistant at The Who We Are Project. During her academic journey towards a Bachelor's degree in Sociology at Hope College, Savannah immersed herself in advocacy and community work, specifically championing social justice causes. Her commitment to social change, especially as it relates to Black liberation, led her to internships with prominent nonprofit organizations where she developed expertise in organizational skills, research, data collection, and project management. Now, as The Who We Are Project's Executive Assistant, Savannah channels her experience into advancing their mission to educate every person in the United States on the truth of anti-Black racism in our history.

Jesse Wakeman (Director of Photography) is a New York based filmmaker whose work has played at SXSW, New Directors/New Films, Rooftop Film Festival, AFI, and The Locarno International Film Festival. His commercial clients include Sony, Footlocker, Nike, Adidas, Etsy, Coca Cola, Pace Gallery, and Columbia University. He is the co-creator, writer, producer and star of the Roughhouse-produced 2016 feature, Donald Cried. He was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award in 2016.  Jesse was the Director of Photography on the 2021 award winning feature documentary, Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America. He is the co-writer of the award winning narrative feature Bruce!!! He has shown films at The Fridman Gallery, MOCADA, The Invisible Dog, Anthology Film Archives, The Neiman Gallery, and The Fischer Landau Center for Art. Jesse holds an MFA in Visual Arts from Columbia University, and currently teaches filmmaking at The New School in New York City.

D.J. Walker (Camera, Assistant Editor) is a writer and award winning filmmaker based in Seattle. Specializing in social justice-focused documentary-style projects and dramedy narratives. Several of his films have screened at Charlotte Film Festival, Seattle Black Film festival, International New York Film Festival, and aired on PBS. His most recent work, writing and directing the series pilot 28 Grams.