DOC NYC has announced its 2024 Visionary Award honorees via Variety, which include Firelight Media Co-Founder and President Marcia Smith!

The 2024 DOC NYC Lifetime Achievement Award will be awarded to Marcia Smith for a distinguished output of documentaries.

Emmy Award-nominated filmmaker Marcia Smith is president and co-founder of Firelight Media, a nonprofit organization that supports, resources, and advocates on behalf of documentary filmmakers of color. Over the past 25 years, Firelight Media’s artist programs have supported more than 250 filmmakers, who have premiered their films at esteemed festivals and gone on to earn numerous awards. Smith has written several films alongside filmmaker Stanley Nelson including Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom; Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities; Through the Fire: The Legacy of Barack Obama; Freedom Riders; Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple; Marcus Garvey: Look for Me in the Whirlwind; and The Murder of Emmett Till

DOC NYC’s eleventh annual Visionaries Tribute will take place on Wednesday, November 13, 2024 at Gotham Hall. If you’re interested in purchasing a seat or table please contact Visionaries Tribute Producer Allyson Morgan at allyson@docnyc.net.

Learn more via Variety.