ABOUT
LISSA DEONARAIN is a Guyanese-American documentary filmmaker, producer and activist from Omaha, Nebraska. She received her B.A. from Emerson College in Media Arts Production with a concentration in Documentary Film Making & Producing, and a minor in Global & Postcolonial Studies. Her films explore social justice issues and themes such as identity, belonging, community and memory, largely inspired by her own experiences as a disabled, multiracial woman and daughter of an immigrant.
Alongside filmmaking, Lissa Deonarain is a classically trained pianist who dabbles in various other art forms including painting, drawing, and writing. She is an avid foreign language learner, travel enthusiast and amateur archivist. She is a social justice activist passionate about environmental issues around recycling and water, racial equity and justice, and accessibility. She served as the first ever President of Flawless Brown, an artist collective for women and femmes of color at Emerson College from 2016-2018. She hopes to pursue her Masters in Library and Information Science in the near future.
Photo by Hana Antrim