Off and Running
TFI Suppport
Tribeca All Access® 2008
Logline
Avery, a 17-year-old African American track star and adopted daughter of white Jewish lesbian moms in Brooklyn, embarks on a quest to meet her birth mother in Texas.
Nicole Opper
Director, Producer
Nicole Opper’s short films have screened at over 70 festivals including Palm Springs Int’l Film Festival, Frameline and Outfest, and have garnered three audience awards for Best Short. They have been supported by The National Foundation for Jewish Culture, The Lucius & Eva Eastman Fund and The Puffin Foundation, among others. Her documentary short, Song of Hannah, is distributed by The National Center for Jewish Film and Avoda Arts. She has directed and produced advocacy videos for Oxfam America, The Grameen Foundation and Positive Planet. Nicole is currently producing a five-part documentary series about queer culture for Here! TV. She line produced Macky Alston’s The Killer Within, (Toronto Film Festival 2006, Discovery Channel 2007 premiere), and associate produced Peter Miller’s Sacco and Vanzetti (Full Frame 2006 Premiere, 2007 First Run Features theatrical release). Nicole holds a BFA from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. In addition to filmmaking, Nicole teaches video production in New York City middle and high schools.
Sharese Bullock
Producer
Sharese Bullock is Strategic Partnerships and Marketing Manager at ListenUp! a global youth media network. She leverages over 10 years of creative management experience in brand building, event production, sponsorship marketing and community organizing to pioneer partnerships for Listen Up!'s global network. Sharese received a BA in Communications at The University of Pennsylvania, then developed a broad financial skill set through the Financial Analyst program at Goldman Sachs. In 2002 she created a brand management consultancy, which services for profit and nonprofit organizations with technical writing, production, fundraising and brand management. Sharese has led service and international education programs including filmmaking exchanges for young producers throughout the UK with the Experiment in International Living (2005, 2006). Sharese serves on the board of directors for the National Alliance for Media Arts and Culture (NAMAC).