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Meg is a Los Angeles-based documentary director and producer. She began her career as a photo and video journalist at the Houston Chronicle and then held a leadership role at Teach For America where she built the nonprofit’s first video studio. After overseeing content development and digital strategy at an LA-based agency, Meg co-founded Universe Creative, a documentary production company that collaborates with foundations, nonprofits, and socially conscious brands.

Meg’s work has been nominated for a Pulitzer Prize and is supported by the International Documentary Association, the Redford Center, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Walton Family Foundation, and the Wallace Foundation. She holds an MA in journalism from the University of Texas at Austin, and Meg is a board member of the Documentary Producers Alliance.

Scott Faris grew up in West Virginia and attended NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts before teaching 5th grade on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota. After working as a video producer for various educational nonprofits, Scott co-founded Universe Creative, an LA-based doc production company, with his friend and long-time colleague, Meg Griffiths. Scott enjoys stories that challenge conventional wisdom and preconceived notions about people and places often overlooked by popular media. Scott’s work is supported by the International Documentary Association and the Redford Center.