Filmmaker
Issa Rae’s HOORAE
HOORAE is a media company led by producer, writer and director, Issa Rae. Rae got her start in digital with her award-winning web series and the accompanying New York Times best-seller, “The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl.” Since then she’s created and starred in “Insecure,” directed the acclaimed “The Hate U Give,” and starred in…
MindGame Studios
MindGame Studios is Zach Macias, an independent, award-winning filmmaker and stop motion animator, his specialty being in LEGO animations (also known as brickfilms). He’s produced more than 70 short films over the years, some of which are award-winning and have been screened at festivals, competitions, and educational outlets around the world. He’s worked in a…
Kate Hildenbrand
Kate Hildenbrand is a marine ecologist, conservation filmmaker, and photographer. She creates fun and visually captivating videos about nature, mostly sea creatures. Her goal is to create a space where normal humans can learn about this stunningly beautiful and wondrous planet, to understand and see the beauty, and to feel like they can make a…
Adequate Emily
Adequate Emily is a transgender filmmaker, film lover, film analyst and overall cinephile who discusses media and how it affects her, and how it’s made. Her video essays are long form analyses of films, while her “Adequate Shorts” are shorter reviews on contemporary films done in a simpler way. She’s also directed a short student…
Jenn Ravenna Tran
Jenn Ravenna Tran is a Chinese-Vietnamese American cinematographer and filmmaker. Her work is about “finding genuine human connections and the beauty in everyday moments.” She directs and produces her own independent films that are about the lives and stories of LGBTQ folks and people of color including “And Then,” a queer travel romance short film…