Banker White is a multi-disciplinary artist and filmmaker based in San Francisco whose work has been celebrated for a uniquely intimate approach to telling large-scale social issues. From war and disease to the complex dimensions that surround aging and death, his work is unified by a compassionate humanism. Films include the Genius of Marian (POV, 2013), SURVIVORS (POV, 2018), Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars (POV, 2007) among others. Banker also founded WeOwnTV, a collaborative media project that provides creative mentorship, professional development opportunities, and direct funding to West African Filmmakers. His work has been supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Sundance Documentary Fund, Creative Capital, MacArthur Foundation, the Tribeca Film Institute, Impact Partners, ITVS, DocSociety, the Catapult Film Fund, Creative Capital, The Bertha Foundation, the Creative Work Fund and the Headlands Center for the Arts.