Maikiko James is Director of Programs of Women in Film, overseeing programs including the WIF/Black List Episodic and Feature Labs, the Financing Strategy Intensive with Sundance Institute, and the Fellowship Program among others. She previously produced impact campaigns with Active Voice, including those for Food Inc., Welcome To Shelbyville, Gideon’s Army, and Kids For Cash, and was a Special Project Advisor on the WIF-supported documentary SEEKING ASIAN FEMALE. She is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) – Los Angeles chapter, and currently serves on the DSA Multiracial Organizing Committee and National Abolition Working Group. She is also a member of the editorial board for Convergence, a magazine for radical insights.