Susan Zeig and Pedro Rivera co-directed Manos a la Obra: The Story of Operation Bootstrap, which was funded by the NEH, the NEA, and New York State Councils for the Arts and Humanities. Together they directed the Young Filmmakers Super-8 Workshop on New York's Lower East Side. Zeig is an Associate Professor of Film at Long Island University and co-directs a project for the University Satellite Network. Rivera holds a Masters Degree in American Studies and has been awarded an Artist-in-Residence at El Museo del Barrio in New York City.