Lauren Avinoam is a veteran producer & writer of mixed MENA descent. Her feature films and documentaries have been exhibited and won awards at top film festivals from SXSW to BFI London and Tribeca to Outfest and have gained critical acclaim, garnered positive reviews and were selected as critics picks in The Hollywood Reporter, Variety and the Los Angeles & New York Times. All the films she has produced were acquired for worldwide distribution with buyers like MGM, Netflix, Hulu and Showtime among others. She has several TV projects in development with Emmy, Peabody award winners and TONY nominated artists. She is currently in production of an upcoming feature documentary, RISE about the US's first climate refugees alongside producing partner, Darren Aronofsky.