Michelle Hernandez (Wiyot) is a Native American and Latina filmmaker. She grew up on the Table Bluff Reservation, where she found her love for filmmaking. She has a Masters in Film and Electronic Media at American University in Washington, D.C. and a B.A. at Humboldt State in both Film and Native American Studies. Much of her work focuses on the importance of culture, traditions, and identity, as well as dealing with indigenous subjects. With her work she gives voice to stories that aren’t often told. She is the co-founder of Sugarbush Hill Productions, which she currently runs with her partner, Richie Wenzler. Her latest works include Douk and The Bartow Project.

Chantal Jung (she/they) is a Nunatsiavummiuk and self-taught collage artist, writer, filmmaker, and zine creator originally from Happy-Valley Goose-Bay, NL, Canada (Nunatsiavut). She currently resides as a guest on unceded Muwekma Ohlone territory (San Jose, CA). Chantal has produced animated work for the musician Black Belt Eagle Scout, and her writing and artwork have been featured in Inuit Art Quarterly and on the Inuit Art Foundation’s website. She just wrapped up a stop-motion animation film named ‘Things You Know But Cannot Explain’ as part of the Bartow Project and is a member of an Indigenous-led collective called Indigenous Honeys.