Jen McGowan, born in Washington DC and raised in Fairfax, VA, began her career as a filmmaker in 1997 when she received her BFA from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. There, she trained as an...

Miranda Yousef was born in Boston, MA to Egyptian parents. After receiving her B.A. magna cum laude in Comparative Literature from Harvard College, she lived abroad, shooting her first short film...

“Ordinary people have extraordinary stories to tell. This is what motivates me to make films.”, says Afia Serena Nathaniel, founder of an indie production house, Zambeel Films, in Pakistan.

Alexandra Fisher was born in Paris, France to Swedish/Australian parents. She was raised in Zurich, Switzerland speaking five languages. She has a BA in Drama from the University of Bristol in...

Born in Korea, Christine moved to the United States by herself at the age of 16 to follow her dream as a filmmaker. She received her B.A. degrees in Communication Arts and English Literature from...

Eli Akira Kaufman, spent the first decade of his life in Japan, Iran and Belgium where his Japanese American mother and Russian Jewish father taught in international schools. A graduate of Oberlin...

In 2007, Jarrett Lee Conaway wrote and directed "Anthem", a sci-fi fable about two explorers who discover a time-capsule buried by the refugees of a nuclear war. The short film propelled Conaway...

Kevin Coleman was born and raised in St. Louis, MO. Kevin is a graduate of the American Film Institute where he earned an MFA in Directing (2005) and Howard University where he received his BA in...

LILA PLACE is a documentary filmmaker and film editor. She grew up in Boston and has lived in Spain, and Italy. She received a Masters in Documentary Film from Stanford University and a BA in...

Tamara May Maloney, an MFA graduate from UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television, has earned a range of above the line appointments since her professional career began.
As a producer,...

Melanie McGraw studied creative writing at Brigham Young University and then became an instructional designer and training consultant before pursuing her dream of filmmaking at age 30. Melanie's...

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and raised by a single mother who has a passion for the arts, she encouraged Michael to follow his heart and pursue his dream as a filmmaker. At Hampton...

Nathan Collett was born in San Francisco , USA and grew up around the world in Venezuela , Australia , United States , Pakistan and Kenya . He makes his home in Nairobi , Kenya and has been...

Patrick was stolen from a campfire as a toddler and was raised by wolves. Although he was reintroduced into society and educated at Columbia University and UCLA Film School, he still retains a...

Rajeev Dassani began his career as an artist and painter, before discovering that he wanted to move beyond the still image and mix narrative and auditory elements in his work, thus he turned his...

Thabo was born and raised in South Africa and witnessed the end of Apartheid while attending High School in Cape Town. He was fortunate enough to attend New York University where he received his...

Tatiana Lamela-Rabell has recently completed her Film MFA at Columbia University, with 'Holy Water' as her thesis film. Her inclination for the arts started with literature and music during her...