Jamil McGinnis (25), I grew up in the nomadic lifestyle of the US military, born to a Turkish mother and black father, moving 13 times in my childhood, spending 11 years in Germany and grew up speaking three languages (English, German and Turkish). Upon graduating from Florida A&M University, I moved to New York, spending three years in advertising as a producer at Droga5. I am currently full-time writing and directing along with my creative partner, thus forming, Jamil + Pat. We've been published and screened at: BOOOOOOOM, Nowness, Medium, Directors Notes, NoBudge, New Orleans Film Festival, Rhode Island International Film Festival, New Hampshire Film Festival, Brooklyn Film Festival, Blavity.