Andrea Passafiume is a veteran film programmer, consultant and writer based in the Washington, D.C. Metro area. She is currently an Associate Programmer of documentary features with the Tribeca Film Festival, Lead Programmer for the Seattle Deaf Film Festival, Documentary Features Screener for the Sundance Film Festival and Programming Associate for the Athena Film Festival. Previous Programming positions include Head Programmer of AFI DOCS, Programming Consultant for the Washington DC International Film Festival (Filmfest DC), and member of the Screening Committees for DOC NYC and Camden International Film Festival. She has regularly served as a judge for the Gracie Awards, a juror and moderator for a variety of film festivals, and a member of the nominating committees for the Cinema Eye Honors and IDA (International Documentary Association) Awards. Andrea received her B.F.A. and M.A. in Cinema Studies from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, and she recently earned a Certificate in ASL (American Sign Language.