Who we are

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Joseph C. Stillman (Producer/Director) is an Emmy-winning filmmaker, producer, director, cinematographer, writer, editor, and co-founder of Important Films Media. Born and raised in Corpus Christi, Texas, Stillman brings over four decades of filmmaking experience to create substantive documentary films, motion pictures, television programming, and other video and film projects for clients worldwide. His feature documentary works include the internationally acclaimed, "Citizen Clark... A Life of Principle", the story of former U.S. Attorney General and Human Rights activist Ramsey Clark, "From Mills River to Babylon and Back... the Jimmy Massey Story,", a film about a returning veteran from the 2003 Iraq war, and the motion picture "Bear" (2023), which he wrote, produced, and directed. A consummate artist dedicated to human rights and social justice, Stillman's impactful works have been seen around the globe. Stillman is a Brooks Institute of Photography graduate in Santa Barbara, California, majoring in Major Motion Picture Production.

Jeri Wachter (Producer/Director) is an NYC and Southern-raised filmmaker, producer, director, camerawoman, speaker, and equity advocate. Following more than two decades in scientific and scholarly publishing, she has created compelling films, raising voices from diverse communities to tell critical and unique human stories. Her award-winning feature documentary, "Something in the Water,"  is a stunning mosaic of America searching for common ground through unprecedented challenges and change amid the 2020 U.S. election. "Rural Matters: Poverty in the Other America" is an intimate documentary portrait of people living on the edge of economic insecurity. She currently has other works in progress. Wachter co-founded Important Films Media and, previously, Workplace Equity Project (WE Survey). Wachter co-founded and operated William Andrew Publishing, known worldwide for its leading, seminal works on materials science, energy, ecology, and toxicology. She graduated from Baruch College, CUNY, New York, NY, with a Bachelor's in Biology/minor in Sociology.