▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Neg ress ▁Film ▁Society , ▁a ▁collect ive ▁of ▁black ▁women ▁film m akers ▁that ▁see ks ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁community ▁and ▁raise ▁aw aren ess ▁of ▁black ▁female ▁voices ▁and ▁stories ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁industry . ▁ ▁Gary ▁earned ▁her ▁M FA ▁in ▁Social ▁Document ary ▁Fil mm aking ▁at ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁Visual ▁Arts . ▁She ▁also ▁completed ▁a ▁D ual ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Arts ▁in ▁Document ary ▁Film ▁Production ▁and ▁Afr icana ▁Studies ▁at ▁Brook lyn ▁College . ▁Gary ▁also ▁holds ▁a ▁Document ary ▁Fil mm aking ▁Cert ificate ▁from ▁the ▁L V ▁Pr as ad ▁Academy ▁in ▁Chen na i , ▁India . ▁ ▁The ▁artist ' s ▁professional ▁production ▁cred its ▁include ▁post - production ▁and ▁arch ival ▁assistant ▁for ▁S pi ke ▁Lee ' s ▁Bad ▁ 2 5 ▁and ▁Sh ola ▁Lyn ch ' s ▁Free ▁Ang ela ▁and ▁All ▁Political ▁Pr ison ers , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁assistant ▁editor ▁on ▁Jack ie ▁Robinson , ▁a ▁two - part ▁bi ographical ▁document ary ▁directed ▁by ▁Ken ▁Burn s , ▁Sarah ▁Burn s , ▁and ▁David ▁Mc M ah on , ▁which ▁premier ed ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁on ▁P BS . ▁ ▁She ▁has ▁taught ▁at ▁The ▁New ▁School ▁and ▁Mon o ▁No ▁A ware ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁ ▁Gary ▁was ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 8 – 2 0 1 9 ▁Rad cl iffe - Har vard ▁Film ▁Study ▁Center ▁fellow ▁at ▁Harvard ▁University . ▁She ▁is ▁represented