Before the Inaugural Hewitt Film Festival begins, dig deeper into the world of filmmaking with guest speakers Victoria Diana and Micah Khan. On Friday, April 10th from 3-4:30PM, hear from these industry professionals about their experiences working as producers, directors and writers. Come hungry, as there will be snacks available for attendees. 

About Micah Khan

Micah Khan has directed and produced over 30 short films. He recently wrapped directing and producing an indie TV pilot, BOOKS, starring Spencer Grammer (Rick and Morty, Greek) and Ajay Naidu (Office Space), and a vampire thriller short film STAKEOUT, starring Seth Gilliam (The Walking Dead, The Wire) and Sonja O'Hara. 

His short film Meetcute on Danceworld was featured on MovieMaker Magazine, tweeted by Ben Stiller to his 5.4 million followers, and David Benioff of HBO's Game of Thrones said of it, "Never seen anything quite like it before. I was smiling the whole way through. It's fresh, original, and it kicks ass." Before that, his action short film Safe House won Robert Rodriguez's People's Network Showcase Contest and premiered on El Rey Network. Micah was a mentee in the esteemed Mentorship Matterys BIPOC Writers Initiative, mentored by Scott Reynolds (Dexter). 

About Victoria Diana

Victoria Diana is a producer, director, writer and stand-up comedian from Upstate NY. Her latest film, Second Coming, premiered at Kevin Smith's SModcastle Film Festival. In 2020, she was awarded the CNY Arts Short Film Grant for Devour, starring Kelli Barrett (Fosse/Verdon), which currently sits at 320,000+ views on YouTube.

She has recently produced the independent TV pilot, BOOKS, starring Spencer Grammer (Rick and Morty, Greek) and Ajay Naidu (Office Space), and co-wrote and produced STAKEOUT, starring Seth Gilliam (The Walking Dead, The Wire) and Sonja O'Hara. Her screenplays have placed in competitions like the Austin Film Festival and Killer Shorts. As a comic, she's opened for comedians like Stavros Halkias and Matt Richards. When she's not working, she's whittling away at her phone storage with photos of her pets and watching an unhealthy amount of television.