Kelly Amis

+ Kelly Amis: Producer, Director & Editor

After graduating from Georgetown University, Kelly taught in South Central Los Angeles as a charter corps member of Teach for America. She has an M.A. in Education Policy from Stanford University and is a Fulbright Scholar. In Washington, DC, Kelly worked for U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein, Fight for Children and Building Hope, which she helped design and launch. Since founding Loudspeaker Films in 2010, Kelly has won the Teach for America Social Innovation Award, the Rising Star Director's Award from the Canada International Film Festival and numerous other festival awards including from Harlem, Napa, Amsterdam, Williamsburg, Houston, Humboldt and (In)Justice for All. You can learn more about Kelly at LoudspeakerFilms.com and KellyAmis.com.

+ Shaka Jamal Redmond: Cinematographer & Editor

Shaka Jamal is an innovative filmmaker and musician from Oakland, California and founder of OLU8. His experience as a producer, director, cinematographer, editor, writer, performing artist and music producer bring invaluable perspective and talent to any venture. Shaka has a B.A. in History from Tuskegee University and a Master’s of Fine Arts in Cinema from San Francisco State University. Shaka is the first filmmaker from Oakland, CA to receive the Game Changers Fellowship which led him to premiere a series of micro-documentaries in New York at Harlem's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.

+ Sergei Krasikov: Cinematographer & Editor

Sergei Krasikov is a Brooklyn-based independent producer, director and cinematographer who specializes in documentaries, narrative independent films, and creative corporate media solutions. With over nine years in the U.S. film industry, Sergei, a native of and former political journalist in Belarus, has accumulated a unique combination of experience that spans every aspect of film/media production, including on documentary films like Bloom City and the upcoming Thread. To read more about Sergei's work go here.

+ Sanjay Seth: Graphic Designer

Sanjay has been with TEACHED from the get-go, designing all of the beautiful art for our website, brochures, dvd packaging, t-shirts, programs...the list goes on and on. He is an experienced, talented designer and photographer currently living in France but only an email away. We highly recommend him for all your graphic design needs. Contact Sanjay here.

Malik Smith Intern Program

The TEACHED internship program honors Malik Smith (1995-2004). Like too many students in America, Malik was labeled as learning disabled at a very young age. But thanks to a great school and teacher, he was able to realize his intelligence and ability before he tragically died of pneumonia at the tender age of eight.

Producer/Director Kelly Amis, who was Malik's "big sister," dedicates the entire film project to him.

Joshua, Keenan, Georgia, Austin
Vanessa, Zachary, Angie

Please meet some of our artistic contributors:

Bernadette Dare, Photographer

Bernadette is an outstanding photographer based in Washington, DC. She has provided TEACHED with many beautiful portraits and also photographer our DC events. Check out her gallery and hire her for your next event via the DARE Digitals site.

Andy Orin, Website Guru

Andy is an expertly-skilled website designer/developer who blessed TEACHED with his talents pro bono for several years. He is the founder of Cocopunk Industries and was previously an Associate Web Producer at LINKTV. We just call him "angel."

Michael Harris , Musician/Composer

Michael composed several songs for TEACHED Vol. I (working with Asparagus Media in Baltimore), including our theme song, "Listen to the Children." He is one of the DC area's finest musicians, creating innovative bands and evolving projects including Bossalingo and UltraFaux.

Kev Choice, Musician/Composer

Kev Choice is a pianist, composer, producer, M.C. and bandleader from Oakland, CA. He has toured the world extensively as a musician and artist, has produced 3 of his own albums, and is also heavily involved as an educator and community activist. Check out more of Kev's work here.

Gwendolyn Barriac, Musician/Composer

Gwendolyn Barriac is a San Diego based composer specializing in classical music. She gave her first concert at the age of 11, and played with her first orchestra at the age of 12. She received her training at the Colburn School of Music in Los Angeles. Learn more about Gwendolyn and her work here.