Margie Ratliff (she/her) is the Managing Director of the Documentary Participants’ Empowerment Alliance (DPEA), which aims to bring vital resources to all those who have appeared in or are considering appearing in documentary films. She is also a producer of and key participant in the film Subject, in which she examines her participation in the 2018 Netflix true-crime documentary, The Staircase. After receiving her MFA from Columbia College Chicago in documentary filmmaking, she worked at The Gersh Agency, Imaginary Forces, and similar companies in Los Angeles. Margie is a globally based independent producer and director of documentary films, a marathon runner, and a passionate traveler of the world.