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 »

Angel Carrasco is a queer Zapotec and Honduran person from Los Angeles. They are a Cinema and Media Studies PhD student at USC. Their current research interests include: Latin American History, Indigenous Studies, Gender Studies, film theory, film history, representation, and autonomy. Their work focuses on the ways that Indigenous people (specifically Indigenous Oaxacans) practice… Read more »

Alexis Isabell is a recent college graduate from San Bernardino Valley College. Alexi has successfully graduated with an Associate of the Arts degree and is pursuing studies acheive a Masters Degree. During her years of filmmaking she has learned an incredible amount about each stage of video production with a focus on directing and editing…. Read more »

Sophia Leál is a creative futurist from San Francisco. Her writing and film photography practice can be traced to childhood roots at San Francisco’s beloved 826 Valencia Pirate Supply and First Exposures Mentorship Program – Sophia’s directorial debut was in 2021 with Otro Mundo Es Posible a short documentary on their ancestral connection to an active Indigenous revolution in Southernmost… Read more »