About Me

ANDREA KALIN, the founder and executive producer of Spark Media, is an award-winning filmmaker whose work has earned more than 50 international awards in the past decade. Employing new communication tools and superior storytelling gifts to promote social change, her films depict lives of courage, perseverance and dignity set against brutal injustices and seemingly insurmountable hardships. Some of her productions, like the recently released PBS special, Prince Among Slaves, dramatize lives that have until now been lost to history, while others address contemporary social issues. Her multimedia firm, officially launched in 1989, truly is a “spark,” as it utilizes visual narratives to increase awareness among cultures and gives audience members a chance to become more engaged in the world in which they live. She is the director and producer of The Pact.