Maura Collins is a sophomore studying Film and Television at Savannah College of Art and Design. She has 6 years of experience as a short film director, writer, editor, and cinematographer. Maura also has adequate experience in production assistance and acting. In the future, she hopes to direct feature films and lead a team of filmmakers. 

"I originally got into filmmaking when I created an animation about my anxiety for a school project. The process of creating it was so incredibly liberating, and it made me fall in love with filmmaking. That animation ended up getting over 30,000 views online, with countless comments explaining how my story helped them. Since then I have been making comedy films, and films that have heavy mental health themes. In the future I hope to create influential films that I wish I had when I was little. I struggled so much with understanding femininity, sexuality, anxiety, and depression. I wish I had that type of representation. I hope to tell stories that haven’t been told before, so the other little girls out there that are struggling can feel seen."

- Maura Collins