Michèle Stephenson is an award-winning Canadian-Haitian-Panamanian filmmaker, writer, producer, and former human rights attorney. She is the co-founder of the Rada Film Group and frequently tells stories of resistance and identity in marginalized communities. Her documentary Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project won the 2023 U.S. Grand Jury Prize as the Sundance Film Festival; and her documentary Stateless was nominated for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 2021 Canadian Screen Awards.
Films:
Faces of Change (2005)
Slaying Goliath (2008)
Coming Home: The Dry Storm (2010)
American Promise (2013)
The Changing Same (2018)
Drawn to the Mat (2019)
Stateless (2020)
Elena (2021)
Black Girls Play: The Story of Hand Games (2023)
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project (2024)
True North (2025)