The future of film is
black stories, queer voices, and women-led narratives
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Meet The Crew
Allie Morgan
Founder
Allie is a writer, director, and producer from Madison, WI. She studied Entertainment Business at Los Angeles Film School and Screenwriting at New York Film Academy. She has written and directed several award-winning short films since beginning her journey as a filmmaker in 2020.She created Muffy Film Productions because she is passionate about telling stories for marginalized communities and she is excited to keep creating her own stories as well as helping other people tell theirs.
Mariana Duncan
Co Founder
Mariana is a writer, director, and producer based in Chicago. She studies communications and video production at Columbia College Chicago where she truly began her films career. She entered the Chicago indy filmmaking scene in 2021 and has written, produced, and directed several of her own films. Mariana loves being able to promote diversity both in front of and behind the camera in order to tell the stories about and by marginalized communities.
Mercedes White
Creative Producer
Mercedes White is a multi-talented artist who is making her mark in the entertainment industry as an actress, director, and award-winning writer. Her roots as a biracial child of both African American and Mexican descent in Chicago inspire her to tell stories of individuals whose voices are often unheard, specifically those of women and girls who look like her. Mercedes is known for her role in the hit show Somebody Somewhere on HBO, where she is currently a series regular. Her play Genesis: A prequel to a Raisin in the Sun is receiving its Off-Broadway World Premiere in February 2024. Mercedes is based in Brooklyn, NY, where she serves as the Director of Theatre at The Harlem School of the Arts. For Alvin White always. 1223.
Angel Sturdivant
Creative Director
Angel joined the film industry in 2021 as a Production Assistant. She jumped from different roles until she found her favorite which is Assisting Directing. She believes in order to find your passion you should explore different jobs.
Angel. is a makeup content creator on different social media platforms like YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok. Film has helped her create bonds and connections with a more diverse group of people. Her favorite thing about film is seeing the stories jump from the pages to the big screen. Angel is very excited to join the production company and see all the impact it makes on the industry
Samiha Uddin
Creative Co Producer
Samiha is a creative producer, writer, director, and content creator from Chicago, IL. she studied race and mass media comms at university of Illinois Urbana-champaign, trained at the identity school of acting in Los Angeles, and pursued a directing in film certificate at UCLA! she enjoys writing and directing skits with a Bangladeshi American lens in mind and when she's not writing, she's either producing commercials and documentaries for various businesses' social media pages or creating TikTok for her bipoc audience! she joined Muffy Film Productions in order to uplift additional marginalized communities outside of her own.
Sydney Hart
Director of Creative Partnership
Sydney Hart is an award-winning creative impact strategist, producer, and writer. She’s worked on campaigns and initiatives with Disney, Monkeypaw Productions, Spotify, and more. Sydney focuses her lens on the nuances of Black culture, meshing her love for social change and storytelling.
Sydney has been trusted as a consultant and digital strategist for companies like Disney, Monkeypaw Productions, Bad Robot Productions, Neon, Spotify, and PBS. She's garnered a Webby nomination and several Anthem Award wins, for campaigns and initiatives on the highest wave of culture change.
