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The ICF⁺C is a global collective supporting a shift in one of the most traditionally narrow fields in filmmaking: cinematography. With your help, we can expand our impact and build a future where a greater variety of perspectives shape the media that shapes our culture.
About ICF+C
Rose Fadem-Johnston
Rose Fadem-Johnston is a cinematographer whose eclectic career spans from the circus arts to award-winning visual storytelling in narrative features, experimental film, commercial miniatures, and stop-motion. She holds a BA in Film from UCLA and an MFA in Cinematography from AFI, where she now serves part-time on the Cinematography faculty, instructing on advanced tools and technology.
Emilia Mendieta Córdova
Emilia Mendieta Córdova is an Ecuadorian-American cinematographer whose work spans narrative, commercials, and music videos, with films screening at festivals such as LALIFF, UrbanWorld, and Portland. She holds a BA in Film Production from Vassar and an MFA in Cinematography from AFI, and has been recognized as an ASC Vision Mentee and WIF Artisan & Crew Fellow. Emilia also mentors emerging filmmakers through youth education programs.
Hana Kitasei
Hana Kitasei comes to cinematography from a background in mathematics from Harvard and holds an MFA in Cinematography from the AFI Conservatory. She has worked on a range of narrative and documentary projects, including feature films like "Unconformity," "Daughter," "The Unborn," and "Paulie Go!".
Barbie Leung
Barbie Leung is recognized for her dark, lyrical visual style. Her recent work includes the Tubi Originals feature "Hidden Exposure," the documentary "Battleground" which premiered at Tribeca Festival 2022, and HBO's "Glitch: The Rise and Fall of HQ Trivia." Barbie was a 2024 Sundance ReFrame Rise Fellow and a member of the ASC Vision Mentorship program.
