CINE: 2011 Board of Directors

Hilary Sparrow, Vulcan Productions

Hilary Sparrow oversees the production, outreach & impact initiatives and evaluation of Vulcan Productions' film and television projects. Vulcan Productions is the independent production company owned by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen that seeks to initiate, develop and finance independent film projects of substance and enduring significance. Her most recent projects include the award-winning three-part six-hour PBS series, This Emotional Life and the award-winning web-based toolkit for educators, Success at the Core.

Prior to joining Vulcan Productions in 2008, Hilary was Director of Production for a Washington, D.C. based independent film company where she oversaw projects for clients such as National Geographic Channel, Discovery Channel, Travel Channel, Ultra HD, Gallery HD and The Smithsonian Channel. Previously, she worked at National Geographic Television & Film where she managed productions in nearly every corner of the globe including stints in Cuba, Mexico, Costa Rica and Nicaragua. Other highlights include managing films that documented first ascents with some of the world's top climbers, filming rare archeological finds in Egypt, and work in Afghanistan. Hilary also served as Associate Producer for The Urban Elephant for WNET/Nature with Producer/Director, Allison Argo. The film garnered two News & Documentary Emmys for Outstanding Cultural & Informational Documentary and Best Director. A native Tar Heel, Hilary holds a BA in Journalism and Spanish from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.