Director - Sarah Hanssen’s film and video works have shown at festivals, museums and screenings around the world. She received her Masters of Fine Art in film at the Massachusetts College of Art. Her work aims to highlight the often-overlooked instances of heroism, drama and intimacy within the domestic sphere. (more).
Producer - Eliza Licht has worked in the documentary field for over 20 years as an impact strategist, producer, and television executive. Her recent producing credits include Hollywood Does Abortion (2026), consulting producer of Battleground (2022), and co-producer of the 2020 documentary Disclosure. In 2020, she founded the impact and production firm Red Owl, before that, Eliza spent 17 years leading impact campaigns for the PBS documentary series POV.
Director of Photography - Ingvar J Denis was born in Castries, Saint Lucia, and was raised in the Bronx, New York. Ingvar was a student member of the Society of Motion Pictures and Television Engineers (SMPTE), and has been a judge for the Panasonic Kid Witness News Program. This is his first feature documentary.
Participating Artists - We started with three painters in early 2024, now there are almost 50 artists participating in the project. (more).
Fiscal Sponsor - Women Make Movies has a 50-year history of supporting women filmmakers and distributing artistically significant films to audiences with an intentional focus on uplifting the voices of underrepresented women and enriching society. WMM is a fiscal sponsor of Two Things Are True and more information can be found on their website.
Experts - Dr. Jacob Ham featured our project on his website. Dr. Ham, who is interviewed in our film, is a clinical psychologist, Associate Clinical Professor in Psychiatry, and Director of the Center for Child Trauma and Resilience. He has received numerous federal and local grants focused on developing and disseminating trauma-informed practices and evaluating trauma-informed programs. Dr. Ham has a YouTube channel and a blog through which he shares his clinical musings for the sake of helping others heal from trauma.
“Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift.”