About the Director

Vashti Anderson is a Trinidadian-American filmmaker who holds an MFA in Film from New York University. Moko Jumbie, her narrative feature film, was supported by grants from Film Independent, Canon, the Chris Columbus/Richard Vague Production Award for NYU Alumni, and the Filmmaker Residency Program at the Bahamas International Film Festival. Her narrative short film, Jeffrey’s Calypso, has won prizes and awards and national and international film festivals. Currently, Vashti has project in development based on “Bored in Brementown,” a short story she wrote, which was published by Akashic Books.