• Read more about Renee Green

Renee Green has had a diverse career encompassing both finance and creative pursuits. After graduating with a degree in Finance from the University of Maryland, she worked in the banking industry before transitioning to becoming a Financial Advisor in 1997. In 2007, she pursued her passion for writing and film, enrolling in programs at St. John's College and Arlington Independent Media. Her passion for storytelling and financial literacy led her to create the Money Concepts for Life video program to educate others about personal finance.

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Award-winning filmmaker crafting genre-blending narratives grounded in satire and cultural commentary. Her work explores obsession, power, and identity through stylized storytelling.

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Born in Washington, D.C., raised in Oxon Hill, MD. Karen Culi is a Filipino-American singer-songwriter, musician, actor, and producer. Performing original music as well as covers from 1980s to Today's Hits, her dynamic voice range and songwriting gives a fresh take to rock as well as nostalgia. See her acting in films, commercials, and movies both locally and nationally. 

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pronouns (they/them/theirs) artistic practice: vintage inspired portraiture, filmmaking, poetry.  maryland-based, mba graduate and project manager turned filmmaker, iman dupree, is a queer non binary artist. they create to reflect the times. when film school proved financially unattainable, they forged a path of independent study and earned various grants to self-produce their narratives. iman’s debut picture ZAIRE, a film noir-inspired story, releases april 2026. their follow up portrait OCEANS DEEP, a returning citizen’s character study, is forthcoming.

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