Nancy Schwartzman / Director

Nancy Schwartzman is a filmmaker, writer and activist working extensively in documentary film and strategic social justice outreach. For over thirteen years she has created community solutions to prevent sexual violence and promote public debate. Her documentary, THE LINE explores sexual boundaries and consent from a sex-positive point of view. Emphasizing interactivity and new media, she launched THE LINE Campaign to empower young people to re-envision their intimate relationships. Prior to THE LINE, she produced the award-winning short film OCEAN AVENUE.

Nancy is the founder of NYC-Safestreets.org an online initiative noted by The New York Times, Gawker, The Village Voice and The Daily News to engage community organizations and businesses to create safer routes for pedestrians, especially women. From 2002- 2005 she was a founding editor and Creative Director of HEEB Magazine.  Nancy lectures nationally on college campuses and internationally on the topic of consent and healthy sexual boundaries. She is a graduate of Columbia University with a degree in Art History and Film.