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Sophia Michelen is an award-winning documentary filmmaker, photojournalist, and global health advocate whose work spans the intersections of memory, identity, trauma, and justice. With a background in neuroscience and public health, Sophia’s career has taken her across more than 80 countries, from emergency operations with the United Nations World Food Programme in the Middle East to global polio eradication efforts and strategic communications at UNICEF; from health policy reform and microfinance programs supporting women in East Africa to cancer advocacy with Harvard Medical School and the Harvard School of Public Health. Her visual storytelling—featured in National Geographic Traveller, Forbes, Teen Vogue, and Ms. Magazine, and exhibited at Harvard University and the International Center of Photography.

Alyssa Melani is an artist and producer from Pittsburgh, PA. Her experience both in front of and behind the camera led to the formulation of LuBird Media Co. - a female centered Creative Agency focused on creating opportunities for a diverse network of creative professionals. Recent projects include Cry Baby, a narrative short film exploring the impacts of grief and adoption, Megan the Stallion’s “Hot Girl Summer” tour visuals, and social content for The Pod Hotels and Quincy.