LaQuan Lewis

LaQuan Lewis is a queer, Black writer/director based in Los Angeles. Having started out as an actor, LaQuan quickly developed an interest in the art of filmmaking. Although he couldn't afford proper film school, LaQuan became determined to learn one way or another and began searching all available avenues. He dedicated the years of 2017 and 2018 to learning the fundamentals of filmmaking. Utilizing all the books and YouTube videos he could lay his eyes on. In 2019 LaQuan wrote and directed his first short film "Only For The Night", about a young trans man struggling to find someone he authentically connects with. Following the success oh his debut, in 2021 LaQuan began working on his sophomore short film, "Where Do We Go From Here", which encapsulates a moment of tension between two queer women on the eve of their one year anniversary. In 2023, LaQuan was announced as one of four recipients of the New Fest New Voices Filmmaker Grant where he received money which he used to produce his third short film "Come As You Are". Come As You Are is a story about a young man living with HIV who struggles to share his status with those around him. Mainly his religious and homophobic mother.