Anakin Bond is a dedicated American filmmaker with a focus on cinematography and directing. He is certified in both Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe Photoshop and is efficient with the Blackmagic 6K Production Camera and Final Draft. He has also helped review many films for the Tampa Bay Transgender Film Festival. Since joining a unique film program in his first year of high school, his goal has been to make films with heartfelt messages that help inspire change and awareness. While completing his independent films, he also writes many academic papers analyzing films’ more profound meaning. He studied at the University of Tampa, completing a BFA in Film and Media Arts with a double minor in Cinema Studies and Communication. He is now pursuing a master’s degree in Fine Arts at Oxford Brookes University.