The director, writer and producer of Prince Among Slaves, Andrea Kalin is also the founder of Spark Media, a DC-based production company, specializing in social issues. Spark has garnered over 50 prestigious industry awards, including a Primetime Emmy, numerous CINE, Chris, Gracie Awards and Gold and Silver UNESCO medals. She and Bill Duke also collaborated on Partners of the Heart, which tells the inspirational story of the partnership between Dr. Alfred Blalock and Vivien Thomas, a white surgeon and a black lab technician who defied segregation to become pioneers of modern heart surgery. Partners of the Heart, a best-seller on PBS, was awarded the 2004 Eric Barnouw Award for best history documentary, and also garnered a coveted Chris Award, a Gold Special Jury Award from WorldFest Houston, and has received outstanding reviews by film critics nationwide. Her latest documentary feature, The Pact, won Best Documentary at the Boston International Film Festival, and was accepted by more than 15 film festivals and had a sold-out run at select theaters nationwide. Presented by the National Black Programming Consortium, The Pact, will air Spring 08 on public television stations nationwide.