Davin Hutchins

Profession / Job Title

Journalist / Filmmaker / New Media Consultant / Founder, NomadsLand

Company

NomadsLand LLC

Short Bio (Must demonstrate commitment to social issues)

Davin Hutchins
Journalist / Filmmaker / New Media Consultant / Founder, NomadsLand

Davin Hutchins is a filmmaker, producer and entrepreneur specializing in news, documentaries and new media with an emphasis on international social issues, media training and online delivery platforms. He currently runs NomadsLand LLC, a company designed to connect nonprofits, social enterprises and responsible tourism companies with a global network of social issue filmmakers.

Hutchins is also currently the Director of the Independent Digital Distribution Lab at PBS & ITVS, where he works with both institutions, iTunes, Amazon, Hulu and SnagFilms to develop distribution strategies for independent social issue filmmakers.

Hutchins has fifteen years experience in television journalism and has worked with CNN, CNN International, BBC World, Headline News, TechTV, Witness, Internews and Huffington Post. His assignments have taken him to Egypt, Sudan, United Arab Emirates, Israel, Palestine, Syria, Lebanon, Turkey, Kuwait, Jordan, Oman, Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, Thailand, Indonesia, Iceland, France, Britain, Denmark, the Netherlands, Italy and the United States.

Most recently, he was Managing Producer at American News Project in Washington, D.C. He produced investigative video reports which appeared on outlets like the Huffington Post, Al Jazeera English, CNN and center-left independent media sites. His online reports have tallied more than two million views. The project was funded by the Schumann Center of Media and Democracy (Bill Moyers, President) and the Tides Center.

Among career highlights, Hutchins directed The Art Of Flight, his debut feature documentary which featured at AFI Fest Hollywood, International Documentary Festival Amsterdam and Bangkok International Film Festival. It is available on Amazon, iTunes and SnagFilms. He also trained journalists in the West Bank, Syria and Jordan in 2007-2009.

Hutchins holds a Masters of Arts Degree in Middle East Studies from the American University in Cairo and two Bachelors of Arts Degrees in Journalism and History from California State University: Fresno.

Languages You Speak Fluently (comma separated)

English, Arabic

Countries Traveled To, Lived In (comma separated)

Egypt, Sudan, United Arab Emirates, Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, Turkey, Kuwait, Jordan, Syria, Oman, Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, Iceland, France, Britain, Denmark, Thailand, Indonesia, the Netherlands, Italy as well as locations throughout the United States

Five Social Issues Important To Me (comma separated)

Climate Change, Corruption in Politics, American Foreign Policy, Religious Conflict, Islam and the West

Website URL

http://www.linkedin.com/in/nomadsland

Facebook, Twitter or other social network profile

http://twitter.com/nomadsland

Optional (Paste Code for Video Reel)

http://www.snagfilms.com/films/title/the_art_of_flight/

DVD or Download Purchase Link (For Filmmakers Only)

http://www.amazon.com/Art-Flight-Davin-Anders-Hutchins/dp/B000GYI29G