Anne de Mare is an EmmyAward winning documentary filmmaker and fierce believer in the power of story to affect change. Her feature film exploring the realities of youth homelessness, The Homestretch, was broadcast on PBS’s Independent Lens to over a million viewers, winning the 2015 Emmy for Outstanding Business and Economic Reporting – Long Form. Anne worked on that film’s extensive impact campaign for over two years, personally speaking at 60 events in 24 cities and engaging everyone from senior Federal policy officials to local housing authorities to at-risk youth and high school audiences.