Chris Lett

Explorer, Journalist

National Geographic

Chris Lett is a National Geographic Explorer and Emmy-nominated journalist who’s environmental justice investigations have helped spark federal lawsuits. He is also a photographer concept artist and filmmaker who recently wrapped up a year in Ghana researching and documenting the cultural and environmental impact of illegal industrial fishing on the artisanal small-scale subsistence fishing villages along the coast.

Participating Sessions

Crossing Borders

Crossing Borders brings together experienced professionals in film and journalism to give feedback on select projects in front of a live audience. Newsrooms moving print projects into film and filmmakers venturing into investigative territory show excerpts of their work and receive feedback from across the aisle. The goal for each side is to raise impact through input from colleagues drawing on unaccustomed expertise. This workshop is possible thanks to the...