Meet the #OTVAtlas Ambassadors
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ELENA GUZMAN (she/her)
@zoras_oyster_knife
project: Oríkì Oshun
logline: A sacred experimental film journeying through Oshun's path of loss, resilience, and ritual memory.
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WHITNEY CHITWOOD (she/they)
@whitchitwood | @witchitproductions
project: Sam Wants Her Sweater Back
logline: Three queer friends launch a half-witted heist to steal back a sweater from one of their exes. -

ANU RANA (she/her)
@anurrana
project: Brewer
logline: Brewer illustrates the grit of female & non-binary brewers in their industrial work environment. -

ERIKA VALENCIA (she/her)
@erikavalenciana
project: Brewer
logline: Brewer illustrates the grit of female & non-binary brewers in their industrial work environment. -
GAL S. CASTELLANOS (he/him)
@chiquedehumo
project: We Had the Desire to Break It All
logline: A celebration of dissident youth in Latin America.
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BRAD BAILEY (he/him)
@herfighthisnamedoc
project: Her Fight, His Name: The Story of Gwen Carr and Eric Garner
logline: Gwen Carr battles for justice a decade after son Eric Garner's death in this six-year chronicle. -

POPPY GOLAND (she/her)
@rabbitrabbitmovie
project: Rabbit Rabbit
logline: A woman gets an abortion the same day Roe V. Wade is overturned, with the help of her best friend. -

CASSIDY SLAUGHTER-MASON (she/her)
@clsaughtermason
project: Rabbit Rabbit
logline: A woman gets an abortion the same day Roe V. Wade is overturned, with the help of her best friend. -

TALIA KOYLASS | she/her
project: BAWDY
logline: Three generations of Brooks women face their body image issues over a tense Thanksgiving.
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SHAZNAY MARTIN | she/her
project: NOIR
logline: After her husband's death, Savannah Brown is drawn into an inquiry where truth and freedom collide.
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MAKEDA M. DECLET | she/her
project: Sleep'her
logline: A depressed woman finds an unlikely ally (and eventual enemy) in the creator of a gig app.
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CHARLENE A. CARRUTHERS | she/her
project: PLENUM
logline: Time is critical as two siblings navigate the AIDS crisis at a historical Black queer conference.
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NIJLA MUMIN | she/her
project: Noor
logline: A Black woman develops a connection to an Arab man who works in a bodega, in the midst of a tragedy.
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KYLE HINTON | he/they
project: Eat
logline: Marcus Night, a century old human-vampire hybrid, takes on escorting to survive a changing society.
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VEE HUA | they/them
@hellomynameisvee
project: Hunt's Trading Post
logline: Operated by a Navajo Nation citizen, Hunt's Trading Post serves Native community in a white town. -

ANTHONY L. WILLIAMS | he/him
@antny_williams
project: It's Not You, It's Me
logline: Three BIPOC bachelors re-embark into dating; some for the first time, others hopefully for the last! -

RICHA RUDOLA | she/her
@richarudola
project: Cow Heavy and Floral
logline: A postpartum writer races a deadline while navigating an identity crisis across her many personas -

ROY KINSEY | he/him
@roy_kinsey
project: The Rapbrarian: Reading Came First
logline: Rapper-librarian Roy Kinsey reclaims hip-hop as literature, fighting to preserve stories that matter. -

DESIREENA ALMORADIE | she/they/siya
@deswad
project: Because of You: A History of Kilawin Kolektibo
logline: The story of queer Filipnxs in NYC who came together in the 90s to create a safe & loving community. -

BARBARA MALARAN | they/them
@malaysavage
project: Because of You: A History of Kilawin Kolektibo
logline: The story of queer Filipnxs in NYC who came together in the 90s to create a safe & loving community.