Emily Best is the founder and CEO of Seed&Spark, the #1 crowdfunding platform in the world for storytellers on a mission to make entertainment more diverse, inclusive, connected and essential. Seed&Spark’s platform and national education program have helped thousands of bold storytellers raise over $86M and counting. Emily is dedicated to making the resources for creators to build independent, sustainable careers free and accessible: Seed&Spark launched The Crowdfunding Playbook and alongside Kinema also launched The Distribution Playbook, free and open- sourced field guide for independent filmmakers to succeed from funding to distribution. She has produced films, VR, shorts and series that have premiered at Sundance, SXSW, Slamdance, Tribeca and more. She produced RATIFIED, a feature documentary about the 100+ year struggle for the Equal Rights Amendment, which premiered on Independent Lens October 20, 2025 and her new film MR JESUS is on the festival circuit. Both were crowdfunded.