Violet is an Emmy-winning filmmaker and an adjunct professor at Columbia University. She has directed, produced and executive produced 14 documentaries, including the Oscar-shortlisted, Peabody and Emmy-nominated Hidden Letters with broadcast in 15 countries; Harbor From the Holocaust, a CPB/PBS special film with music performed by Yo-yo Ma. Her producing credits include Night of Nights, Dear Mother, I Meant to Write About Death, Singing in the Wilderness, Confucian Dream, Maineland and Please Remember Me. She is a recipient of the 2024 Chicken and Egg Award, 2023 Sundance Momentum Fellowship, 2021 Rockwood JustFilms Fellowship and 2018 Sundance Creative Producing Fellowship. Violet has served as an advisor for Sundance's Creative Producing Lab, AIDC, CAAM, Hot Docs, Doc Edge, CNEX and the Shanghai Film Festival. She is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in the Documentary branch.