Beyond the Frame: Filmmakers on Identity, Culture & Storytelling
Moderator: Daniela Tabares
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Join the group of the 2026 Q31’s select award winning filmmakers creative processes, inspirations, and the stories behind their films.
Daniela Tabares
Moderator
Entrepreneur, marketer, and creative strategist
Raised in Queens, New York, Daniela Tabares is the proud daughter of immigrant parents and a first-generation college graduate. Daniela is known for helping businesses and women-led brands turn their vision into visibility. At the core of her work is a commitment to uplifting women and strengthening communities, from the brands she partners with to the boards she serves on.
Tshay Meade
Director
Tell Me When You Get Home
Tshay is a Jamaican-American filmmaker and artist from Amityville, NY. She is a writer, director, producer, shooter, and editor who uses filmmaking to imagine a world where Black people have full creative agency over their lives. Working in close collaboration with loved ones, Tshay creates films across documentary, fiction and hybrid forms, namely her debut narrative short film, gales., which screened at BlackStar Film Festival, American Black Film Festival, Pan African Film Festival, and a number of universities and organizations worldwide. She has been supported by Art Works, Sachs Arts, and Independence Public Media Foundation. Tshay is a 2024 recipient of the Pew Fellowship in the Arts and a 2025 Creative Capital Awardee. Tshay currently holds degrees from both University of Pennsylvania and University College London. She is currently developing her debut animated film, Tell Me When You Get Home, through her production company Studio Tshay.
Stephann Dieujuste
Director
The suitcase
Stephann Dieujuste is an award winning cinematographer, director, editor, and screenwriter whose work spans short films, documentaries, and music videos. His projects include The Suitcase, Carrot Juice, Ophelia Sweet and Her Love for Everything, and Krick 2.