Local filmmaker, Gabrielle “Gabby” Faʻaiʻuaso, has been selected as a 2024 Wyncote Fellow to attend the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Annual meeting in Las Vegas, May 13-15.
She and 11 other fellows will be hosted by American Documentary, the non-profit organization behind award winning series POV, POV Shorts and America Reframed.
Made possible with support from Wyncote Foundation, the program helps independent filmmakers better understand the public media landscape through one-on-one meetings and curated events during the PBS Annual Meeting.
Gabby studied film at the University of Hawaii, Manoa where she received her Bachelor of Arts in Digital Film Track. While there, she mentored and taught girls in Grade 8 to high school at the Hawaii Women in Filmmaking non-profit.
She returned home and continued her love for film to share stories of Samoans through her creative businesses, Alafaga and Fale Film LLC.
As a photographer she has shot for the New York Times and album covers for Pasifika artists like Jboog and Siaosi.
In her spare time, she conducts student filmmaking workshops for local high schools and the community college, and volunteers as a videographer and lead audio/visual media person for several youth focused non-profits. Congratulations Gabby!
