Meet the Filmmaker

Emmy-winning filmmaker and former PBS producer Robyn Symon (Do No Harm, Transformation, Uncle Gloria) tells the story of two moms who have turned their grief into action exposing the hidden dangers of study abroad programs – fighting for new laws and policies to make study abroad safer. What seems like a cause everyone would embrace – they’ve faced pushback and rejection from universities, who make millions from study abroad programs, and lawmakers – every step of the way. But the moms refuse to give up.

Robyn Symon—In 2017, former TV news reporter and producer with PBS- Miami, Robyn Symon debuted in the indie film arena with Transformation: The Life and Legacy of Werner Erhard. Picked up for international distribution by Screen Media Films, this documentary explores Erhard’s controversial
leadership and founding of the self-help group est. Symon has produced television programming for PBS, HGTV, Travel Channel, and more. She has directed five feature documentary films, including Behind the Blue Veil, Uncle Gloria: One Helluva Ride!, and most recently, Do No Harm (PBS/AMAZON),
about the hidden epidemic of medical student and physician suicide. Symon’s documentaries have won festival awards and been distributed internationally.