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Rebecca Burditt (right) has been an Associate Professor of Media and Society at Hobart and William Smith Colleges since 2014, where she is currently the chairperson of that department. She earned a Ph.D. from the University of Rochester and B.A. from Williams College and has authored several publications.

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Tim Banach is the Deputy Director at the Rochester/Finger Lakes Film Commission. He is also a Lecturer at SUNY Brockport, where his favorite course to teach is Film as Social Commentary.

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Becky and Tim are founding members of the Finger Lakes Film Festival team, and collaborate on all aspects of the festival, including operations and programming. It is far from a tw0 person show, and would not be possible without the support of Catherine Price, Lauren Bohrer, Susie Monaghan, Harold Copp, Mike Champlin, Nora Brown, the Geneva BID, The Smith Center for the Arts, the Dove Block Project, and many other community members and institutions.

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