Brooklyn-based filmmaker and multimedia journalist Mo Scarpelli uses character-driven stories to connect people, challenge notions and share perspectives on global issues. Scarpelli’s journalism work has been published with the BBC, The Wall Street Journal, Africa Review, The Huffington Post, Gothamist and Narratively. Scarpelli has also directed and produced promotional films for such brands as Isaac Mizrahi, Yahoo! and Vistaprint. Before forming Rake Films in 2012, he spent over two years directing, shooting, editing and producing media for the nonprofit organization Charity: Water. She earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism at the University of Missouri, where she spearheaded multimedia storytelling for traditional news outlets, as well as The Columbia Missourian. Scarpelli is co-directors with Alexandria Bombach of the film Frame by Frame, which tells the story of photojournalism in Afghanistan