A NYC native, Loren Hammonds has worked in the entertainment industry for over 15 years. He is a Programmer of Experiential Content and Feature Films with the Tribeca Film Festival. He is also the Executive Producer of StoryNEXT, an annual VR industry conference presented by USA Today & The NY Television Festival. A digital evangelist, he has worked extensively in Film/TV production as well as in various curatorial and consultant roles for IFP, Tribeca All-Access, Hamptons International Film Festival, GenArt Film Festival, SoIndependent Film Festival (Sofia, Bulgaria) and Bogota Independent Film Festival (IndieBo).