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 »

Nylia Jackson is a trainied as an actor and is currently developing artistic skills in filmmaking and creating her own style that resonate with audiences of all backgrounds. The film industry has captivated her for many years and has been inspired to share her own stories. She wants to capture the emotion and visual dynamics… Read more »

Bre Skye is a writer born and raised in Niagara Falls, New York. She belongs to the Lower Cayuga band of Six Nations of the Grand River, and is passionate about telling Black and Haudenosaunee stories of the Rust Belt. Bre is a PhD candidate in English Language and Literature at Cornell University, following earning… Read more »

Oklahoma native (Chahta/Mvskoke), Krystal Faye has worked in TV/Film Production in various roles since 2017. They got their creative start in Seattle, performing sketch comedy, burlesque, drag and even created their own web series, S(H)EATTLE. Their more recent credits include, Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger, Panic (Amazon), Yellowstone (Paramount) and The Summer I Turned Pretty (Amazon)…. Read more »

Heidi-Marie Ferren is an award-winning Cherokee/Sioux-Polish-American writer, producer, actor and singer/songwriter who is currently staffed on the hit Shonda Rhimes ABC show, Station 19. Heidi is a 2023 Disney/ABC Fellowship recipient and her original pilots & screenplays have garnered awards & recognition from over three dozen film festivals worldwide. Heidi recently served as a writer… Read more »

Teotl Veliz is an Indigenous Chicano student  documentarian, writer, producer, and founder of Great Nations Pictures from the South Bay of California. Veliz has been a dedicated student of his family’s and local community’s rich storytelling culture from a young age. In his senior year of high school, he won the California State Championship for… Read more »

Sean-Joseph Takeo Kahāokalani Choo is a queer, multi-ethnic, multi-hyphenate theater artist based in Honolulu. Thru his company, Kamamo House (a queer-centered theatre, new work & artist cultivation/advocacy organization, and podcast), Sean creates space for folks to develop work and create community. Sean has worked with theaters in Hawaiʻi and on Turtle Island. Sean was a… Read more »