Our Team

Director Jennie Reinish's films center human stories: those impacting community, encouraging action, and inspiring understanding and compassion. 

Through the lens of very human experiences, Jennie's films have addressed climate, health, and social justice, all of which seek to inspire engagement in the community. For her work on this film, and her other four documentaries, Jennie was awarded a prestigious California Arts Council Fellowship in 2023.

A toxic antisemitic statement compelled Jennie to make this film. I Cannot Be a Bystander will inspire viewers to take action and stand together with anyone who has felt hate and marginalization - to create a better world for us all. Jennie understands the urgency of this moment and is keenly aware of her responsibility in bringing this message into the world. 

As co-producer of I Cannot Be a Bystander, Abbie Nissenson draws upon a diverse skill set and her deeply personal connection to the material. Throughout her 25-year career, Abbie has channeled her creative talents and dedication to tikkun olam – healing the world – into civic education, food and environmental justice movement-building, and production work for film, television, and educational conferences.

One of the most influential people in Abbie’s life– her Grandma Jetti– was a survivor of the Dachau and Auschwitz concentration camps. Despite having endured unimaginable trauma and loss, Jetti lived the rest of her life fiercely caring for loved ones and strangers alike. Perhaps as a result of Abbie’s closeness to her grandma, the notion that ‘no one is safe unless we all are safe’ resonates deeply in her bones, and the sense that each of us is obligated to care for one another is a guiding force for her work on this important film.

In an animation career spanning twenty-eight years, London-born Keith English has worked on a wide range of productions from VFX to directing both films and music videos, character animation, scriptwriting, and projects for film festivals, the Cartoon Network, Disney, and legendary filmmaker Jim Cameron. Keith was commissioned to create animation for:  a John Lassiter tribute event; a main character in Sam Raimi’s film Drag Me To Hell; Michael Jackson’s This is It stage show; and Sony’s film Fall From Grace. 

Keith’s company, Screaming Pixels, (www.screamingpixels.com) is a niche animation and design house. 

Malynda Hale is a multi-hyphenate content creator, award-winning actress,  singer and activist based in Los Angeles. She uses her voice and platform to drive meaningful conversations around activism, justice, and human rights through digital media and storytelling. Most recently, she starred in the feature film Bull Street alongside Loretta Devine and Amy Madigan, and made her directorial debut with the short film Curtain Call, which has screened at festivals around the world. She also just completed production on her second film, Au Gratin, starring Tiffany Daniels, Loretta Devine, and Jay Donnell.

A respected media commentator, Malynda has appeared on CNN, ABC News Live, Roland Martin Unfiltered, and NPR’s Marketplace Tech, and her writing has been featured in The Daily Beast, Courier News Room, Blavity, The Female Lead, and Independent Voter News. She was named one of Wired’s Top Influencers Shaping the 2024 Election and has been spotlighted by The Los Angeles Times and Good Morning America. Malynda was recently honored as a Hero Against Hate by the Anti-Defamation League and received the Medal of Valor from the Auschwitz Jewish Center Foundation.

She is the founder of JMV Entertainment, the creator of The Black Voices Heard Project, the current Executive Director of The New Evangelicals, and an outspoken advocate for social justice, mental health, and inclusive storytelling.

Her partnerships span organizations including Builders Movement, Persist Network, Stand Up America, When We All Vote, and EarthDay.org.

Lorne Price has twenty years of experience in the film and television industry in development, production and distribution. Early in his career, Lorne worked alongside film pioneers John Dunning and Andre Link in a development role. He then worked with producer Ina Fichman at Rock Demers’ film company Le Production La Fête in development and production. 

Most recently, Lorne ran Sphere Films International/WaZabi Films which he co-founded in 2019, which represented some of the best independent arthouse films from Quebec, Canada and around the world.  Prior to that, Lorne was the Head of Sales & Market Development at the documentary film powerhouse National Film Board of Canada for almost fifteen years, responsible for all domestic and international sales and business development. 

Lorne has proudly served as an international mentor at the SXSW festival 

and has served on boards and committees of several organizations in the film industry.