Kelly Briley, Producer/Director
Kelly Briley is an award-winning producer based in San Francisco. She is a principal at the communication design firm, Olive Tree Communications, which produces educational and corporate videos, multimedia, and web sites.
Her first documentary, A Grave Matter, recounts the efforts of Hawaiians to repatriate their ancestral remains from the University of California, Berkeley.
Her second documentary, Body Image: The Quest for Perfection, was aired on twenty-one PBS stations nationwide and honored at the Western Psychological Association and National Media Education Conferences.
Her third documentary, A World Without Strangers, took her to the Middle East, where she explored the cross-cultural perceptions of women from the United States and the Middle East.
She has also produced children’s educational videos, such as the Emmy-Award-winning Adventures in Science & Art, a children’s television program linking art and science.
Hamid Khani, Producer/Director
Dr. Khani is a Professor in the Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts Department at San Francisco State University, where he teaches Visual Aesthetics, Media Literacy, Social Advertising, and Creativity and Problem Solving. He has also produced and directed videos and documentaries covering topics ranging from science education to media literacy.
Dr. Khani is currently involved in developing collaborations between higher education institutions to promote cultural dialogue and understanding.
