Opal H. Bennett | Senior Executive Producer | American Documentary, POV | USA

Opal H. Bennett is an Emmy-winning Senior Producer at POV and Executive Producer at POV Shorts. Under her leadership, POV Shorts broadcast the 2021 NewsDoc Emmy Winner for Short Documentary, The Love Bugs.

Previously, Opal was Shorts Programmer and Dir. of Artist Development at DOCNYC and a Senior Programmer at Athena Film Festival. She has also worked with Nantucket Film Festival, Aspen ShortsFest and Tribeca Film Festival.

Opal is a member of the AMPAS Documentary branch and a Board Member of the Manhattan Theatre Club (MTC). She has participated in various festival juries and selection committees for film grants. A Columbia Law graduate, Opal holds a Masters from the LSE and received her B.A. from NYU.

POV

POV is television's longest-running showcase for independent nonfiction films. POV premieres 14–16 of the best, boldest, and most innovative programs every year on PBS. POV films are known for their intimacy, their unforgettable storytelling, and their timeliness, putting a human face on contemporary social issues.

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