Founder/Director/Producer/Researcher, T Muse Media LLC

Talaya Grimes is the Founder of T Muse Media and works as a Director, Producer, Researcher, and Project Manager. She is directing and producing a historical documentary on the Freedmen’s Bureau Schools and a nonprofit podcast series. Recently she has produced three short films and two play films by independent female creatives. Her work experience includes various roles at Discovery Channel, National Geographic, and Smithsonian Networks in coordination, research, media management, and production. Her art administration and nonprofit experience includes working as Director of Communications ...


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Founder I Filmmaker I Festival Programmer, a0 Productions

Areeb Zuaiter is a multinational filmmaker whose work focuses on art, identity, and social issues. She holds an MA in Film and Video from American University. Zuaiter had previously worked at the Associated Press, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, and the Royal Film Commission - Jordan. She also taught History of Documentary, Film Production and Visual Literacy at the American University and Howard University. Her short films and thesis projects have been nominated and awarded in festivals around the world. Zuaiter had recently finalized her upcoming short narrative film. ...


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