The director Minji Ma is facing forward with a slight smile against a white background. They have black hair and a round Asian face with a short haircut. They also have very light skin tones. They have multiple piercings on their ears. They are wearing a gray shirt tucked into black slacks, accessorized with a belt.
Minji Ma
Photo courtesy Minji Ma
Director

Minji Ma (they/them) studied fiction and documentary filmmaking. They engage in projects that intersect art and activism through visual storytelling, specializing in creating films and writing essays that examine feminism from a class perspective. Their debut film Family in the Bubble won awards at the EBS International Documentary Festival and received an honorable mention at the Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival. It aired on Yle and NHK World. They are now in post-production for their second film Grounding.

Program cohorts
Research & Development Grant 2024
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Headshot of Emma D. Miller, producer.
Emma D. Miller
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Two women are pictured together standing outside in front of a brick wall. Left: Rivkah, a white woman with shoulder length curly hair stands in a blue and white blouse smiling. Right: Jen, a white woman with short brown hair, stands in a black top smiling.
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Photo courtesy Rivkah Beth Medow & Jen Rainin
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