Rachel Lears

Rachel Lears is a documentary director, producer and cinematographer. Her first feature The Hand That Feeds, about undocumented immigrant workers organizing at a New York deli, was nominated for an Emmy in 2017. Rachel is a 2013 Sundance Creative Producing Fellow, has a PhD in Cultural Anthropology, and is the mother of a two year old son.



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