Evan Mascagni

documentary filmmaker, Director, producer

Evan is a documentary filmmaker from Kentucky. He most recently directed and produced Building a Bridge, which premiered at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival and was executive produced by Martin Scorsese. Evan co-founded the NYC-based Player Piano Productions, where his most recent films have appeared on Sundance TV, AMC+, Al Jazeera, and PBS and have been featured in the New Yorker, Rolling Stone, and Hollywood Reporter, among others.

Evan joined BYkids as a mentor in 2019. He produced Against the Current as part of BYkids Season 3, where he mentored Daunnette Moniz-Reyome, a Native American teen activist. He is currently working on a film for season 4 of BYkids with Keith Griffith III, a young beekeeper in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky.

Evan Mascagni
“Documentary films should amplify voices from within communities. BYkids helps empower young people across the world to tell their own stories.”

— Evan Mascagni, Mentor

Related Films

Against the Current

Against the Current

Directed by Daunnette Moniz-Reyome (USA), Mentored by Evan Mascagni
Native American teen activist 17-year-old Daunnette Moniz-Reyome shares her family's journey to retain the sacred rituals and values of their culture in the wake of centuries of loss due to disease, war and government policies.

Identity

Indigenous People

Representation

Student Activism

Traditional Culture

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Beekeeper

Beekeeper

Directed by Keith Griffith III (USA) Mentored by Evan Mascagni
The 15-year-old beekeeper Keith Griffith III has embraced a mission: to spread the word about the ecologically critical honeybee. Rising temperatures, habitat loss and pesticides have disrupted bees’ ecosystems worldwide, threatening their very existence.

Eco Entrepreneurship

Environment

Sustainability

see the film

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