About Us

Who Runs New Day

 

Since its formation in 1971, New Day has operated as a collective and is democratically run by more than 100 filmmaker members. Our management team is elected from the membership and every member plays an important role in operations.

 

Once a year, all New Day members gather from across the United States for a four-day conference to democratically make decisions about our business and to elect the Steering Committee, New Day’s management team. In addition to marketing our individual films, all active members volunteer time to run the business, from acquisition to promotion, website to finance. Throughout the year, we perform tasks, communicate on-line about major issues and meet regionally to select new films. To ensure transparent communication and effective fulfillment, New Day enlists professional partners to support our operations.

The current New Day Steering Committee is:

Johnny SymonsJOHNNY SYMONS
- Steering Committee Co-Chair

Daddy & Papa
Beauty Before Age
Ask Not
It's STILL Elementary


Marlene BoothMARLENE BOOTH
- Steering Committee Co-Chair

The Double Burden: Three Generations of Working Mothers
Raananah: A World of Our Own
Yidl in the Middle: Growing Up Jewish in Iowa
Pidgin: the Voice of Hawai'i


Dawn ValadezDAWN VALADEZ
- Intake and Launch

Going on 13

 

 

Marianne TelekiMARIANNE TELEKI
-Acquisitions

Special Circumstances

 

 

Kelly AndersonKELLY ANDERSON
-Operations

Every Mother's Son
Out at Work

 

 

Octavio Warnock-GrahamOCTAVIO WARNOCK-GRAHAM
-WebOp Chief

Silences

 

 

Beverly SeckingerBEVERLY SECKINGER
-Promotion & Marketing

Laramie Inside Out

 

 

Frances NkaraFRANCES NKARA
-Finance


Downpour Resurfacing

 

 

Susanne MasonSUSANNE MASON
-E-Promo Chair


Writ Writer