Yoni Brook

Yoni Brook is a film director, producer, and cinematographer. As a director, his films have screened at Sundance, Berlinale, True/False, and the New York and Toronto Film Festivals. His credits include the eight-part docuseries "Philly D.A." (PBS/Topic, duPont-Columbia Award Winner, Gotham Award Winner "Best Breakthrough Nonfiction Series"), "Menashe" (Film Independent Spirit Nominee, A24, dir. Joshua Z Weinstein) and "Valley of Saints" (Film Independent Spirit Nominee, Sundance World Dramatic Audience Award Winner, dir. Musa Syeed).

For PBS's POV series, Brook co-directed "Bronx Princess" (with Musa Syeed). Brook also co-directed "The Calling," a four hour docuseries about young religious leaders for PBS Independent Lens. His directorial debut, "A Son's Sacrifice" won Best Documentary Short at the Tribeca Film Festival, IDA's Best Documentary Short, and broadcast on PBS Independent Lens. Brook is an alumnus of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, and is a Visiting Instructor in the Department of Film and Media Studies at Swarthmore College.

Grants Awarded to Yoni Brook

$60,500 - Awarded July 2021

Focus areas

Movement Media

Description

This one-year grant will support an impact campaign featuring a series of targeted screenings and discussions to educate the public on the D.A.'s role in the criminal legal system. These events will explore: systemic inequalities and who has access or barriers to power; media narratives about public safety and the criminal legal system; accountability for elected officials; and pathways forward.

$100,000 - Awarded December 2020

Focus areas

Movement Media

Description

This one-year grant will support "Philly D.A." an in-depth documentary series that examines criminal justice reform in the era of Larry Krasner's tenure as Philadelphia's District Attorney.

Related Projects

Philly D.A.

Film