Cecily Pingree started her film work with Arts Engine in New York City, where she worked on various productions including Arctic Son and Alvin Ailey: American Dance. She has worked on projects for The New York Times, National Geographic, and The Gates Foundation. Her solo work covers such varied topics as fishing and worm harvesting on the Maine coast, public health in Eastern Africa, and media consolidation across the U.S. Betting the Farm is her first feature. Cecily lives 12 miles off the coast of Maine on a small island, where she keeps bees and chickens.