Tom Shepard

For over 20 years, Tom has produced, directed, edited, and distributed documentary films. Four of his feature projects have aired nationally on PBS. Coverage of his work has been featured prominently in the U.S. and foreign press, including reviews of three of his films in The New York Times. Shepard’s films have played in hundreds of film festivals – including Full Frame, Silver Docs and the Sundance Film Festival (where he won two top awards.) Shepard has received funding from the Independent Television Service four times. In 2013, he founded the Youth Documentary Academy in Colorado where he teaches regularly