She was formerly on the programming teams at Nantucket, Aspen ShortsFest and Montclair Film Festival.
American Documentary (AmDoc) the parent organization of the PBS documentary series POV, announced the addition of Opal H. Bennett as Co-Producer for POV, the longest independent documentary showcase on television.
Bennett's new role will build off of her work as the producer of POV Shorts, the public television series dedicated to short-form nonfiction films. As POV Shorts enters its fourth season, Bennett's curatorial and programmatic work has been met with widespread acclaim. The third season recently won "Best Short Form Series" at the 36th Annual IDA Awards after being nominated for the same award the year before. Continuing in her role with POV Shorts, Bennett's new, expanded position will also include production work on POV's flagship series. Bennett comes with extensive programming experience, and was most recently the Director of Filmmaker Development and Shorts Programmer for DOC NYC and Senior Programmer at Athena Film Festival. She was formerly on the programming teams at Nantucket, Aspen ShortsFest and Montclair Film Festival and has served on numerous festival juries, including for SXSW. Bennett will continue to consult for THE MARCH on Washington Film Festival.Videos