Steve Rivo is an award-winning documentary producer and the founder of Down Low Pictures. He has produced, directed, or written documentaries for PBS, MTV, Discovery, MSNBC, TruTV, Court TV, VH1 and independently. Over a 17-year career in non-fiction film and TV, he has received major industry honors including Emmys, Du-Pont-Columbia, Peabody, IDA, Telly and Cine Golden Eagle awards. Steve has also completed a number of film projects for non-profit groups and institutions including the American Institute of Architects, the Center for Online Judaic Studies, Columbia University, and Random House, Inc. A graduate of Columbia University, he teaches film and television in the MFA program at Hofstra University and lives in Brooklyn, New York.