Amberley Jo Aumua (Ngāti Hāua – New Zealand / Salelesi, Toamua, Mamau Tai – Samoa):Amberley Jo Aumua is of Samoan and Māori descent from Manurewa,

Matasila Freshwater (Nusa Hope, Roviana Lagoon (Western Province) / Matakota, Dugaha and Baguri / Vuregare): Matasila is a writer/director with a background in anthropology, film,

‘Ofa-Ki-Levuka Guttenbeil-Likiliki (Talau & Falaleu – Vava’u / Vaini & Malapo – Tongatapu): ‘Ofa-ki-Levuka (‘Ofa) Guttenbeil-Likiliki holds close to her heart her relationship with God,

Violet Jinqui Wang is a former video production fellow at The Atlantic.

In 1994, Lisa decided to become an animator. She was 10-years-old. Since 2003, she has been crafting hand-drawn and stop-motion animation for independent films, documentaries,

Ian Cheney is an Emmy-nominated and Peabody Award-winning documentary filmmaker. Picture Character is his eighth feature-length documentary. His past films – including King Corn (2007),