Daria Strachan is a student at the Edmund Burke School where she holds a 3.9 GPA. She is very engaged with her school community including her participation on the girls varsity basketball team and the Eco Club. Outside of school, she has a long history of advocating and supporting DC youth experiencing homelessness. Daria has always loved art, including ceramics, painting, and sketching, and plans to major in film for college. Her main inspiration for becoming a filmmaker is to present others with the positive representation she wished she was able to see when she was younger, in order to help change the world for the better.

Yaa Bonsu is a student at Wilson Baker Academy for Excellence and Achievement. Yaa hopes to expand her editing skills and gain a deeper knowledge of the film world. Her interest in film making comes from a curiosity on what happens behind the lens. She is really intrigued in the process of taking your vision and making it a reality through film. Throughout her life she has taken part in various extracurricular activities such as Tennis, Ice Skating, and Competitive Swimming. In the future she aims to create a film of her own, highlighting people of color in the world of film and production.

Perry Chamberlain attends School Without Walls in Washington, D.C. She is interested in the intersection of art and activism, using creative techniques to amplify underrepresented voices and address social issues. New to filmmaking, she has spent the last two summers learning creative messaging and storytelling through illustration and public art. She is also interested in education and creative learning approaches. She is an after-school classroom helper for elementary students in multiple schools across DC, and volunteers with FoodPrints, a school-based program that combines health and nutrition education with garden-based science and cooking lessons.