Sekiya Dorsett

Sekiya Dorsett (she/her) is a GLAAD Award-winning filmmaker and founder of Seabreeze Media Inc., whose bold nonfiction and hybrid films center Black queer life and elevate marginalized voices. Her acclaimed work includes The Revival: Women and the Word, distributed by Women Make Movies, and NBC News’ Stonewall Revolution, streaming on Peacock. Her latest short film, Caribbean Queen, created in association with the Caribbean Equality Project, explores LGBTQ stigma in Caribbean communities and premiered at BAM during NewFest, earning both the Audience Award and recognition for her directing.

A Barnard College inaugural Artemis Rising Foundation Fellow, Dorsett has received support from Firelight Media and the Jerome Foundation for her feature documentary 20 Years of Longing. Deeply rooted in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, she is now developing I Love Bed-Stuy, a hybrid docu-fiction feature that serves as both a love story and a love letter to one of Brooklyn’s most storied neighborhoods. She holds an MFA from Hunter College and is an Assistant Professor in the Film Department at Hofstra University.

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