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Russ Finkelstein

Russ Finkelstein

Russ Finkelstein (he/him) was born and raised in southern California. After graduating from UC Santa Barbara, he lived and worked in South America for more than 8 years, producing a number of documentaries for Al Jazeera English. He’s since worked as a producer for NBC, CBS, Vice News, Fusion Network and CNN. In 2018, his first feature length documentary ‘Looking for Love’ premiered at the American Documentary Film Festival. Russ currently works as a segment producer on CNN’s morning show ‘New Day.’