Maya Wanner

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Chicago, Illinois US

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Maya Wanner is a mixed race documentary filmmaker who focuses on uplifting underrepresented stories, working across mediums, modes, and genres.

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Maya Wanner is a mixed race documentary filmmaker who focuses on uplifting underrepresented stories. Her primary interests include immigrant family narratives, intergenerational trauma and healing, multiracial identity, personal storytelling, and Asian American stories. She has a range of experience in film including teaching, directing, and freelancing for a range of production companies. Maya is working on a range of projects as a freelance researcher, cinematographer, sound recordist, and editor in Chicago.

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