Meg Shutzer

Meg Shutzer is an award-winning documentary filmmaker whose reporting focuses on gender and sexual violence in the criminal justice system. She has a BA from Harvard and a Master’s from UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism where her work was recognized with the Reva and David Logan Prize for Excellence in Investigative Reporting. Her documentaries have screened on five continents and have won numerous awards at film festivals, including the PBS Reel South Award at the New Orleans Film Festival in 2019. She is part of the inaugural IF/Then Short Film Distribution Fellowship for her forthcoming film 8 Days at Ware. When she isn’t chasing down a story, you can find Meg teaching video journalism classes at San Quentin State Prison or spin classes at the 17th Street Athletic Club.