Emmy award-winner Michèle Stephenson draws from her Caribbean roots to disrupt dominant storytelling practices. Grounded in a Black Atlantic lens, she crafts form-defying narratives of resistance and healing, centering a Black radical tradition and the lived experiences of the Black diaspora. Her acclaimed works include Going To Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project (Sundance Grand Jury Prize) and Black Girls Play (Tribeca Grand Jury Prize)- both Oscar-shortlisted, and The Changing Same VR (Tribeca Immersive Grand Prize). Stephenson is a Guggenheim Fellow and Creative Capital Artist, and her latest work, True North (2025 TIFF Premiere) is a hybrid film on the Black Power Movement in Canada.

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