# Meg S.

> Producer/Director/Cinematographer/Filmmaker Extraordinaire

Location: Oakland, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/megs

## Work Experience
### Documentary Film Director/Producer/Cinematographer/Editor @ Filmmaker- Freelance
Jan 2010 – Present | Cuba, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Brazil, USA, Yemen, UAE (Dubai), Iraq, Afghanistan

### Programmer - Documentary Shorts @ Slamdance
Jan 2015 – Present

### Director of Photography @ Public Broadcasting Service
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016
DP for PBS Documentary series.

### Cinematographer @ HBO
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Los Angeles, Los Vegas, and Sacramento
Cinematographer for HBO Documentary Series State of Play

### Guest Lecturer - Film Studies @ Stanford University, Mills College, Loyola University, University Long Beach
Jan 2014 – Jan 2016

### Guest Speaker @ Pop-Up Magazine
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | San Francisco
Gave a talk about documentary film and storytelling.

### Guest Speaker @ ashland independent film festival
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Ashland, Oregon

### Story Development & Researcher For  Nat Geo Television @ National Geographic
Jan 2010 – Jan 2010

### Head Firefighter Instructor @ Yemen LNG Company
Jan 2006 – Jan 2009

### Firefighter @ State of California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire)
Jan 1999 – Jan 2004 | Santa Clara County


## Education
### Graduate Certificate in Ignite Entrepreneurship Program
Stanford University Graduate School of Business

### Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Documentary Film and Video
Stanford University

### Bachelor's Degree in PLEA:  Political, Legal, & Economic Analysis (International focus)
Mills College


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/meg-smaker
- Portfolio: http://www.megsmaker.com

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Last updated: 2026-04-10