Andrew Reid is a disabled Afro-Caribbean storyteller who tells stories grounded in drama but not bound by genre. He is the recipient of the African American DGA Student Award and is an MFA graduate from the USC School of Cinematic Arts. He was recently nominated at the NAACP Image Awards, HBOMax Latino Short Film Competition and Best of NewFilmmakers LA. His award-winning projects have screened at over 70 film festivals worldwide. Reid’s recent accolades include being selected for the SFFilm Rainin Filmmakers with Disabilities Grant, the Spinal Cord Injury Artist Innovator Fund, Inevitable Foundation Elevate Collective and the Arts Council of Long Beach Creative Corps. Furthermore, he has been selected as a finalist for the NBCU Launch TV Directors Program and has previously participated in the Paramount ViewFinder Emerging TV Directors Program. He is currently engaged in the development of feature films, episodic content, and commercial projects, all of which have garnered support from several institutions including the Tribeca Film Institute, Film Independent, The Gotham, and the Sloan Foundation. Reid was also selected as a directing fellow for Film Independent’s Project Involve and was a semi-finalist for the Student Academy Awards. You can learn more at www.ReidtheStory.com