Gabriela Watson Aurazo
About
Gabriela Watson Aurazo is Brazilian of Afro-Peruvian descent; she is a filmmaker and activist. She directed the documentary We, Afro-Peruvians (Brazil, Peru, 2012, 45min) screened in USA, Latin American and Africa. Her research and productions are related to Afro-Brazilian and Afro-Peruvian identity, African Diaspora, black women, media and education. She is recipient of the 2014 Scholarship from the Black Women Film Network - BWFN, Atlanta, GA. Gabriela was awarded the Dean’s Grant from Temple University and she is a 2015 Flaherty Seminar Fellow and a 2014 Fellow recipient of The Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival. Currently, Gabriela is a MFA candidate in Film and Media Arts at Temple University, Philadelphia, she is working on her new feature documentary Baobab Flowers, about the connections of black women of the African Diaspora and education and in the AFROtrip project: a web series featuring upcoming artists and activists from Brazil.
McKayla
Growing up in the Flint, Michigan foster care system McKayla survived a rare form of cancer and lost one of her legs. Doctor’s told her not to expect to be able to run, or ride a bike again. Now at the age of 27 McKayla has come a long way, competing nationally in triathlons and seeking out adventure.