Jacky Comforty is an award-winning, internationally acclaimed independent documentarian, researcher, and author specializing in education, inclusion, and history. His notable works include “The Inclusion Series” and several internationally recognized films, such as “The Optimists,” “Monument to Love,” “Balkan Jazz,” and “In the Shadow of Memory,” which explore the Holocaust. He co-authored the book “The Stolen Narrative of the Bulgarian Jews and the Holocaust” with Martha Aladjem Bloomfield.
Robert F. Arnove, Chancellor’s Professor Emeritus, Indiana University-Bloomington is a leading scholar in the field of Comparative and International Education. Bob is the co-director and producer of the award-winning 2023 documentary, THUNDER ROLLS! The World of Blind Baseball. He has worked with Jacky Comforty as executive producer on several of his documentary films. A former teacher union president, Bob has been a candidate for the U.S. Congress, and the president of an experimental teacher company.