Who we are
Joseph C. Stillman (Producer/Director) is an Emmy-winning 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. He is a Brooks Institute of Photography graduate in Santa Barbara, California, majoring in Motion Picture Production.
Jeri Wachter (Producer/Director/Camerawoman) is a filmmaker, equity advocate, and former scientific publisher with a record of leading high-impact projects. Raised between New York City and rural Georgia, her feature documentary work, including Something in the Water, Rural Matters: Poverty in Other America, and Twice Upon a Time in America, explores historical and urgent social and political issues with investigative rigor, clarity, and a commitment to fostering informed dialogue. Before founding Important Films Media, she co-founded and chaired William Andrew Publishing for two decades, building it into a leader in technical and scientific reference works, databases, monographs, and the Knovel platform. She also spearheaded the Workplace Equity Project, driving research and action on systemic workplace bias across scholarly publishing. Wachter has a bachelor’s degree in biology, with a minor in sociology, from Baruch College (CUNY), New York.
