The Disruptor

Vivian Hua (華婷婷) is a writer, filmmaker, and organizer. As the Executive Director of Northwest Film Forum in Seattle, a Co-Founder of the civil rights film series, The Seventh Art Stand, and Editor-in-Chief of the interdisciplinary arts publication, REDEFINE, much of her work unifies her metaphysical interests with her belief that art can positively transform the self and society. Her recent narrative short film, Searching Skies, touches on the controversial topic of Syrian refugee resettlement in the United States. She is currently writing a short-form episodic series entitled Reckless Spirits, as well as researching national efforts to preserve and create cultural space.