Cai Thomas is a documentary filmmaker and cinematographer telling vérité stories at the intersection of location, self determination, and identity about Black youth and elders. She grew up in Miami’s Liberty City neighborhood and is deeply interested in stories rooted in place. Her most recent film, Change The Name, which follows young activists organizing in Chicago’s North Lawndale neighborhood premiered at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival and was broadcast on BET. Her previous film, Queenie, about a Black lesbian elder in Brooklyn premiered at NewFest in 2020 and won the NY Short Grand Jury award. She is also a NeXt Doc Fellow.