Luchina Fisher Speaking Fee: $10,000 to $20,000
Travels From:
NYC - New York City
Primary Topic Category:
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) / Social Justice
Secondary Topic Category:
LGBTQIA
Luchina Fisher Speaker Profile: At A Glance
Luchina Fisher (she/her) is an Emmy Award-winning director, writer, and producer whose work explores race, gender, and identity. Her films include MAMA GLORIA (GLAAD nominee, PBS), THE DADS (SXSW, Netflix, DOC NYC Shortlist), TEAM DREAM (exec. produced by Queen Latifah), and LOCKED OUT (American Black Film Festival winner). She is developing a new project on Black queer representation in music, has created nationally broadcast documentaries, and teaches documentary filmmaking at Yale University.
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