Grantee

Evan Mascagni

Director

Evan is a documentary filmmaker from Kentucky. He moved to New York City in 2015 and co-founded Player Piano Productions, where he directs and produces non-fiction films and branded content for non-profits and social impact companies. Evan directed the feature length documentary, Circle of Poison, which aired on Al Jazeera in 2016. The Hollywood Reporter called the film “an eye-opening and ire-raising doc” and it was the recipient of multiple awards and screened at film festivals across the world. Evan is also a producer and mentor for BYkids, a non-profit organization that pairs filmmakers with youth from around the world to create short documentaries that air on PBS.