Emily Harrold is a documentary filmmaker from Orangeburg, South Carolina. Her films have screened at festivals including the Tribeca Film Festival, the Melbourne International Film Festival, DOC NYC and the Telluride Film Festival. Most recently, Harrold won a 2020 Southeast Region Emmy for her producing and directing work on the feature documentary WHILE I BREATHE, I HOPE. Harrold is a graduate of New York University s Tisch School of the Arts.