Kenyetta Johnson

Kenyetta “Yettiii” Johnson (she/her) is a Chicago filmmaker passionate about storytelling. She is a graduate from Columbia College Chicago, receiving her BA in Cinema and Television Arts in 2020. She has worked for companies such as WTTW, DC Entertainment, and The CW. Kenyetta is currently the Director of Operations for Mezcla Media Collective, a Chicago-based non-profit arts organization transforming the local film industry for over 700 women and non-binary filmmakers of color. As Director of Operations, she works internally to create systems that allow the organization to run smoothly and foster community within the Chicago film industry. Kenyetta is also a member of the Reservoir Collective, a mutual-aid collective established by and for Black artists to pool funds to financially and creatively support Black Queer, Trans, and/or disabled artists, as well as The Axis Circle, a collective dedicated to cross-disability solidarity that centers and celebrates disabled communities, prioritizing Black and LGBTQ+ disabled people.