LAURA DENEY is an Emmy award-winning producer and editor, who tells hidden stories from around the world, with a focus on culture, environment and the arts. Laura has edited dozens of hours of documentary programming including cultural work for National Geographic, award-winning documentary series for PBS, a variety of Anthony Bourdain’s series including the feature documentary “WASTED! The Story of Food Waste” which premiered at Tribeca. Laura is currently working on her first feature film on plant intelligence and its intersection with public health and climate change, focusing on everyone's favorite plant: Poison Ivy.