Skinner Myers

Originally from Kalamazoo, Michigan, Skinner is a Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Amsterdam and a father of two kids. He holds a BA in East Asian Studies from Columbia University, a MA in International Affairs from Brooklyn College, and works as an Assistant Professor of Film Production at the University of Colorado, Boulder. As an award-winning filmmaker, he has written and directed 11 films. His feature film debut, The Sleeping Negro (2021), world-premiered at Slamdance FF and internationally premiered at the Champs-Élysées FF in Paris, France. It won the FIPRESCI award at IFF Mannheim Heidelberg and the Visionary award at Cinequest FF.