Gerry Leonard directs Working Films Docs In Action and Impact Kickstart funds. Working Films is an organization that leverages the power of documentary film and storytelling as a resource for social justice movements. He is from Jakarta, Indonesia and is based in Brooklyn, New York. Gerry brings into the field of narrative shift a background in community organizing, blending his experience in grassroots movement building and policy advocacy towards collective action and liberation. Before joining the Working Films team, Gerry worked on issues of food justice, voting rights, and police accountability. His leadership on a number of coalitions and boards have led to policies to reduce racial profiling within the carceral system and collaborative funding opportunities for equitable and just community leadership.
