Dawne Langford
Brooklyn,NY
Summary
Creative producer with a track record of industry recognition and achievements, and developing successful exhibition opportunities. Expertise in fundraising and project management, emphasizing storytelling and collaboration. Proven ability to drive projects to completion while enhancing community engagement and implementing innovative distribution strategies. Possesses specialized skills in content development, strategic planning, and team leadership that ensure project success. Excel in communication, problem-solving, and adaptability, leveraging these soft skills to meet and exceed project goals.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Consulting Producer
Land of Canaan
Brooklyn, New York
02.2026 - Current
- Consulting on post-production finishing processes.
- Helped facilitate complex archival material licensing.
- Overall consultation on business organization, festival strategy, fundraising, and distribution.
- Feature documentary gaining awards and recognition on the festival run - directed by Maggie Lemere, who is also a National Geographic Explorer.
Consulting Producer
Hares on the Mountain
Brooklyn, New York
01.2026 - Current
- Assist the director with grant writing and project development.
- Consultation on production strategy and story development.
- Exciting emerging director Hadley Austin, who directed Demon Mineral. She is currently running an impact campaign and screening at the UN in April 2026.
Producer
Who Killed Alex Odeh?
10.2022 - Current
- Secured 2026 Sundance US Documentary Special Jury Award for journalistic excellence.
- Received Sundance + MGM Non-Fiction Producer of the Year Award for exceptional contributions.
- Crafted festival strategy that secured premiere at Sundance 2026.
- Co-managed post-production activities, ensuring completion of film project on schedule.
- Managed hiring processes for key post - production roles throughout the completion of the project.
- Conducted archival research supporting documentary narrative development.
- Secured funding through grant writing in partnership with directors.
Development Producer
The Harlem Project
Brooklyn, New York
03.2025 - 07.2025
- Casting for an experimental documentary of filmmaking instruction and youth-led narrative.
- Identified cast and ran crew for shoots during the casting process and personal character arcs.
- Commissioned through a large LA talent agency and production house
- Co-edited reel with the director for delivery to top-tier corporate funders and investors.
Producer
The Body Politic
10.2020 - 01.2025
- Collaborated with the director on development, editing work sample, funding, grant writing, pitching, production, post-production, festival, and distribution strategy; conducted a self-run and funded awards campaign.
- Worked closely with the director and editor on story structure.
- Secured co-production funding through the ITVS open call.
- Coordinated broadcast premiere on POV and managed theatrical run in LA and NYC.
- Designed impact plan and budget, identified affinity partners, and collaborated with POV.
Archival Research Team
Free Leonard Peltier
12.2024 - 01.2025
- Researched historical context and identified key figures for project development.
- Researched and logged archival footage, assisting with clearance to ensure film readiness for Sundance premiere.
Field Producer
Intuitive Pictures
Montreal, (Canada)
12.2023 - 06.2024
- Gained access to film subjects in a sensitive legal matter.
- Followed up with more interviews and more access to subjects.
- Conducted interview with subjects lawyer that became crucial to the story.
Verite Producer
Rada Studio
Brooklyn, New York
12.2023 - 04.2024
- Coordinated production schedules to ensure timely project delivery.
- Supervised team members during production.
- Acted as the contact between the main protagonist and the production companies.
- Identified locations, negotiated contracts, and managed protocols for filming at Olympic training facilities.
- Hired crew members nationally.
- Collaborated with directors and protagonists, ideating shoot ideas and schedules.
- Conducted research on themes and experts to identify.
Associate Producer/Field Producer/Story Producer/Post Producer
The First Class
08.2018 - 03.2022
- Hired as story producer to work with editors on the series' post-production.
- Managed post-production processes to complete project tasks on time.
- Started as field producer for project initially slated as a series.
- Ran shoots, built stories, and maintained relationships with high school in Washington, D.C.
- After seven months, the pandemic scaled the project down to a feature.
Fundred Lab Artist Collaborator
Mel Chin’s Fundred Project
01.2017 - 12.2020
- Collaborated with artist Mel Chin and artists on the Fundred Project for S.O.U.R.C.E. Studios.
- Attended industry events to network with potential partners or collaborators.
- Participated in meetings with sponsors, collaborators, and other stakeholders to discuss project progress.
- Wrote project descriptions, press releases, and maintained strategic partnerships.
- Created programming and managed a satellite project space for socially engaged art practice in Washington,D.C.
Field Producer
Americas Now
05.2020 - 07.2020
- Identified and developed storylines and relationships with documentary subjects, collaborated on tracking the story, selected and cleared locations, hired crew, and managed shoots.
- Produced segment for Americas Now, a news program highlighting American politics and culture for broadcast and web audiences.
- Coordinated interviews with key stakeholders and subject matter experts.
Social Practice Art Cohort Associate (New England)
National Arts Strategies
01.2018 - 12.2018
- Helped select and manage artist cohort to design social practice art projects.
- Coordinated program logistics for arts initiatives and community engagement events.
- Facilitated communication between stakeholders and artists in various projects.
Field Production Associate
Inside the Last Days of the Obama White House
09.2016 - 01.2017
- Gathered assets, conducted DIT, and performed archival research to support production.
- The election results that year diminished our White House access and shifted to archival.
Associate Producer
Check It
05.2013 - 11.2016
- Organized material, assisted on shoots, ran field sound, and edited character stringouts and assembly closely with directors.
- Collaborated with partners on festival and impact campaign, coordinating community screenings and fundraising efforts to enhance audience engagement.
- Premiered film at Tribeca Film Festival in 2016.
- Distributed content across various streaming platforms.
Co-Producer
Finding Joseph I
08.2014 - 01.2016
- Developed fundraising strategy and executed successful Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign, edited teaser and trailer, assisted on shoots, and logged and tracked footage.
- Found and acquired rare archival footage from personal collections.
- Cultivated online community through targeted social media engagement and discussions.
Associate Producer
Kandahar Journals
02.2015 - 06.2015
- Coordinated concept planning, fundraising, trailer production, and editing.
- Broadcast on CBC.
- Supported development of screening strategy.
- Developed online community and engaged audience.
Production Team Manager/Editor/Associate Producer
WHUT/PBS Television
Washington, D.C., USA
01.2007 - 01.2013
- Managed and trained staff, produced and edited original programming that enhanced viewer engagement on the station.
- Managed satelite feeds of programming, creation of interstitials and other content for public media
- Won a Telly Award, and Communicators Award for editing and producing original programming.
Education
Fine Arts Photography -
Corcoran
Washington, D.C.01-1999
Skills
- Crew management
- Budget management
- Project scheduling
- Casting and pitching
- Impact strategy
- Editing and cinematography
- Sound design
- Story development
- Adobe Creative Suite proficiency
- Avid Media Composer
- Production tracking tools
- Team collaboration platforms
- Storyboarding software
Related Experience
- Sundance Building Bridges Mentor, 2026
- Doc in Progress - Filmmakers with Disabilities Mentor, 2026
- Research and Development Grant Reviewer, Chicken and Egg 2024, 2025 and 2026
- Transformer Arts Social Practice Artist Mentor and Program Manager, 2022
- DC/DOX film selection screener, 2024 - 2026
- Docs In Progress Board Member, 2023 - 2025
- Grant reviewer for Redford Center, 2018, 2025
- Curatorial Mentor DCAC, 2018
Awards
- Sundance Institute/Amazon MGM Studios Producer Award, 06/26
- Dear Producer Mentee, 05/25
- Sundance + Adobe Women to Watch, 04/24
- Sundance Producers Lab, 02/23
- PBS Producers Academy, 06/13
- Aegis Platinum Best in Show, The Jewels, Editor, 06/13
- Telly Award, Lens and Pens, Editor/Associate Producer, 06/13
Edit Work
- Edited video series for CONCORDIA STUDIOS exhibition, Lee Hirsch, 2025
- VS, GOLIATH, Series Editor, EP 4, Sam Eilertsen, Nate Birnbaum, 2025
- BARTOLO, SAMPLE EDITOR, Leandro Fabrizi, 2024
- Produced and edited video series for permanent exhibit at Washington, D.C. MLK Library, 2021
- Co-created video exhibit 'WAVE' with artist MEL CHIN + TIMES SQUARE ART ALLIANCE, 2020
Timeline
Consulting Producer
Land of Canaan
02.2026 - Current
Consulting Producer
Hares on the Mountain
01.2026 - Current
Development Producer
The Harlem Project
03.2025 - 07.2025
Archival Research Team
Free Leonard Peltier
12.2024 - 01.2025
Field Producer
Intuitive Pictures
12.2023 - 06.2024
Verite Producer
Rada Studio
12.2023 - 04.2024
Producer
Who Killed Alex Odeh?
10.2022 - Current
Producer
The Body Politic
10.2020 - 01.2025
Field Producer
Americas Now
05.2020 - 07.2020
Associate Producer/Field Producer/Story Producer/Post Producer
The First Class
08.2018 - 03.2022
Social Practice Art Cohort Associate (New England)
National Arts Strategies
01.2018 - 12.2018
Fundred Lab Artist Collaborator
Mel Chin’s Fundred Project
01.2017 - 12.2020
Field Production Associate
Inside the Last Days of the Obama White House
09.2016 - 01.2017
Associate Producer
Kandahar Journals
02.2015 - 06.2015
Co-Producer
Finding Joseph I
08.2014 - 01.2016
Associate Producer
Check It
05.2013 - 11.2016
Production Team Manager/Editor/Associate Producer
WHUT/PBS Television
01.2007 - 01.2013
Fine Arts Photography -
Corcoran