Joanne Parsont

Joanne Parsont is the Director of Education at the California Film Institute, providing year-round programs to youth and community members. Joanne is a media education specialist and film festival programmer specializing in children’s and documentary films, with over 25 years of experience with film festivals and film arts organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area and nationwide, including a five-year stint as the first Director of Education at the San Francisco Film Society (now SFFILM).