CONNIE WHITE

Fresh from falling in love with film and cinematheques while living in Paris on a student visa, Connie returned to Massachusetts and applied for a job at Harvard Square’s historic Brattle Theatre. Within in a few years, she’d graduated from selling tickets and popcorn to co-owning and operating the theater with colleague Marianne Lampke. Inspired programming reestablished the Brattle’s reputation as a leading venue for repertory film, while the duo looked ahead when launching the seminal Boston International Festival of Women's Cinema (1992-2002).

Just across the river, in 1996 champions of Brookline’s beloved but endangered Coolidge Corner Theatre turned to Connie for a programming jumpstart, kicking off an enduring relationship. Connie continues today as film buyer for the now thriving, fully renovated Coolidge, consistently one of the country’s highest grossing independent art houses. 

Selling the Brattle Theatre in 2001 made space for new opportunities, and Balcony Releasing, created to distribute the Oscar-nominated doc Daughter From Danang, found success, theatrically releasing twenty new documentaries over the following decade. Balcony Booking grew as well, with new theaters and festivals reaching out for services. At this juncture Connie shifted her focus exclusively to booking and programming. 

Connie is a founding member of the Art House Convergence and former Artistic Director for the Provincetown International Film Festival. Currently, she serves as Programming Director for the Middleburg Film Festival.

MEGHAN BOWMAN

Meghan is in charge of all Repertory and Classic film buying. She joins Balcony Booking after many years on the exhibitor side, having spent a good chunk of her time in projection booths. Always happy to talk film and projection, Meghan is looking forward to building out her knowledge to include the world of film buying and all things Balcony!

JACQUELINE SHERIDAN

Jacqueline began her career in the movie business behind the counter of a video store and an independent cinema. She went on to work as a cashier for New Line Cinema and Fine Line Features during the 90’s. She studied documentary filmmaking at UMass, Amherst, which led to a fulfilling career as a producer for programing on The History Channel, PBS, and National Geographic Channel, among others. Jacqueline believes that independent art houses are the heart and soul of communities, and loves being on the support team at Balcony.

JULIA DUNLAVEY

Julia worked as the Assistant Executive Director at the Maine Film Center in Waterville, Maine for several years, where she coordinated repertory screenings, special guests, and maintained the website and internal databases. Prior to the exhibition industry, Julia worked in documentary production in Boston, where she was a Production Assistant for PBS NOVA. She believes that it is crucial to leverage data and tech to modernize the film exhibition industry, and is excited to learn more at Balcony.