Stuart Sender
(Board Member)
Guernica 37 Centre

Stuart is an Academy Award nominee whose credits include two films nominated for best documentary: PRISONER OF PARADISE & THE GARDEN.  He's Co-executive Producer of the Netflix music series REMASTERED which is nominated for two Emmys; and he directed a film for the series.

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Much of Stuart’s work lives at the intersection of entertainment & popular culture - exploring subjects like apartheid & human rights; love & war & peace; climate change; & the impact of media on society.

Stuart wrote, produced and directed HARMONY, a primetime special for NBC, in a unique collaboration with The Prince of Wales, Prince Charles. HARMONY focuses on sustainable solutions to global climate change. He was also a producer for the Showtime climate series YEARS OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY, which won an Emmy for best nonfiction series. 

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Stuart produced the PBS newsmagazine SOUTH AFRICA NOW, winner of an Emmy and a Polk Award for excellence in journalism. A career and life highlight is producing & directing the first exclusive interview with Nelson Mandela following his release from prison. 

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Stuart's filmed around the globe - in the huts of Indian peasant farmers & the offices of industry titans; on Hollywood movie sets, at sacred Buddhist ceremonies & Ku Klux Klan cross burnings; and in war & conflict zones in Central America, Africa & the Middle East.

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His work in features includes writing the story for THE VOW starring Channing Tatum & Rachel McAdams. Stuart also produces social issue campaigns & music videos featuring performers like Julia Louis Dreyfus, Will Farrell, Fergie & Stevie Wonder which have reached hundreds of millions of viewers and helped register millions of new voters.

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Stuart teaches Science, Environment & Technology journalism at USC and Investigative Journalism at Chapman University. He speaks and shows his work at film festivals and venues like the UN, Aspen Ideasfest & TEDx.  He has a BA in Politics from the University of California, Santa Cruz and a Master’s in Journalism from Columbia University. Stuart is a certified Kundalini Yoga Instructor.