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Daveishena D. Redhouse is Navajo/Dine from Shiprock, New Mexico. Daveishena is  a Masters student in animation at the Savannah College of Art & Design (SCAD). Daveishena is an avid artist and developed her style through years of painstaking handwritten drawings that shared her stories, characters and unique voice. Her mission is to bring more indigenous… Read more »

Anthony Chee Emerson is a Din’e artist based out of the Four Corners area of New Mexico. Emerson began his career as a professional artist in 1982 when he participated in the Santa Fe Indian Market and has continued exhibiting. Emerson has been the recipient of numerous awards and residencies for his artwork. Anthony Chee… Read more »

Andrew Luna is an animator studying at the New York Film Academy, driven by a deep passion for storytelling through storyboards, comics, and animation. Growing up in Granada Hills, California, as the second oldest of five children, Andrew developed a strong sense of family and community, which inspires much of his work today. Los Angeles,… Read more »

Richard Montes (Chichimeca), born and raised in Los Angeles, CA is a writer and director. He is a FOX Writers Incubator 2023 fellow and NAMA Feature Film Writers Lab fellow. Richard’s films include: Pass The Mic, a documentary on the contributions of Latinos to hip-hop which screened at the American Film Institute’s Music Documentary Series;… Read more »

Khadijah Iman is a queer Black Indigenous screenwriter from Boston, MA. She realized her knack for entertaining and touching hearts after writing, illustrating, and performing a short story at her grandmother’s funeral when she was nine years old. She went on to receive a BFA in Creative Writing for Entertainment from Full Sail University and… Read more »

Daniel is an indigenous documentary filmmaker focused on cross-cultural storytelling for international audiences. He’s worked on several Netflix documentary series filmed in South Korea including the recently released Heart of Invictus, he’s co-directed and edited videos for Frieze’s “Now & Next” artist series in South Korea, and helped produce a dramatic feature film, Mother Midnight,… Read more »

During a heartbreak, a lover once told me that I “feel too much”. This wasn’t the first time I felt inferior to the common mold or felt pressured to contort my body, heart, and the soul of who I am into a box created by another. Although this particular attack of my emotional vulnerability was… Read more »

Vladimir John Perez brings high-level production experience, having worked both in front of the camera and behind the scenes. With a strong foundation in production logistics, Vladimir served as a Location Scout for major film and TV productions across New York, navigating the complexities of on-site coordination. Transitioning to roles such as Production Coordinator and… Read more »

Cassie Goodluck-Johnson is a Navajo American filmmaker and storyteller.  As a teen, two of her short narrative films aired on HBO Family Channel, officially launching her film career.  She graduated with a B.A. in the Moving Image Arts at College of Santa Fe in 2007. Her past production work, a mix of both television and… Read more »

McKenzie Allen-Charmley is a Dena’ina Athabascan and Black creative and storyteller from Anchorage, Alaska. She has a B.A. in Journalism and Mass Communication and a minor in Business from Arizona State University. She enjoys telling stories that spotlight underserved Black and Indigenous communities. McKenzie was a fellow with PlanetForward, CNBC and the Native American Journalist… Read more »