To see your community on the big screen: An interview with Gabby Mejia

What does seeing your community in films accomplish? For today’s guest Gabby Mejia, the experience galvanized her desire to create visual stories that give voice to her experiences and bring positive societal change. Mejia discusses her background, her emotional response to seeing movies like Black Panther and the possibilities she sees when she collides her interest in film and social justice. 

For more information on Mejia's creative work, see her online portfolio and her YouTube channel.

Music by Nelson Walker. 

Written and produced by Erika Randall and Tim Grassley. 

Episodes recorded at Interplay Recording in Boulder, CO. 

Official captions coming soon.