. His work has been supported by IMCINE, Venice Biennale, Sundance, Tribeca, FONCA, and the Vilcek Foundation.Melanie is a Vietnamese American filmmaker and writer with roots in Florida and Mississippi. Her work focuses on trauma, familial relationships, gender, displacement, and intimacy.Crystal Kayiza was raised in Oklahoma and is now a Brooklyn-based filmmaker.
Habiba Nosheen is a three-time Emmy award winning journalist and filmmaker. She is the creator and host of the investigative podcast,with Gimlet Media and Spotify. Her documentary films have been supported by ITVS, PBS FRONTLINE, JustFilms, Firelight Media, The Pulitzer Center, and The Center for Asian American Media among others.Mobolaji completed his B.A. at UCLA and his MFA in directing at AFI.