Kayla Naomi Watkins is a Philadelphia-based filmmaker from Baltimore with years of experience as a media educator, documentary cinematographer, color correction artist, and producer of several short films. She has been filming since 2009 covering issues that impact Black, brown, poor, and femme people. Watkins has produced several award winning documentaries and shows with her work at WHYY, including In the Margins, a historical web series for PBS Origins, Delishtory, a food history show with PBS Food, and a social video series for Fresh Air with Terry Gross and Tonya Mosley.