Short Film ”SAVI THE CAT” by Bryan Tucker and Netsanet Tjirongo

Our guests today are Emmy-nominee Netsanet Tjirongo and Emmy-winner Bryan Tucker, and their short film SAVI THE CAT.

Netsanet Tjirongo is an Emmy-nominated Ethiopian-Namibian filmmaker, educator, and community organizer. Primarily drawn to documentary and narrative filmmaking, her work focuses on the intersection of gender, race, sexuality, and immigration status.

Netsanet is passionate about representation and empowering the next generation of storytellers and currently serves as the Director of Education at the Northwest Film Forum.

Bryan Tucker is a three-time regional Emmy award winning documentary filmmaker. Bryan has worked on a wide range of documentary, non-profit and commercial projects throughout the Pacific Northwest and beyond, including for VICE, PBS, Seattle Seahawks, and The Guardian, to name a few. His most recent short documentary, Flat Town, was broadcast nationally on PBS “Reel South.”

Their short film, SAVI THE CAT is a heart-warming short film sharing the story of the highs and lows of a first-time cat owner.

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