Amy A. Young

Festival Manager

Double Exposure Investigative Film Festival

Amy A. Young, Double Exposure Festival Manager, is a documentary filmmaker and photographer driven by her love for people and the power of storytelling. She is passionate about work that explores identity and belonging.

In addition to managing Double Exposure, Amy serves as a Producer and Editor at Washington, DC’s own Spark Media. Most notably, she was an Impact Producer for the film, Public Defender, directed by Andrea Kalin and distributed by The New Yorker.

Amy earned her Master of Arts in Film and Media Production from American University, where she served as a Director, Producer, Cinematographer, and Editor on several short films. Her work garnered multiple festival nominations and her short film, What Love Knows, a personal documentary about immigration and a stepmother-daughter relationship, won Best Short Documentary at the Visions Film Festival.

Amy is currently directing a personal documentary exploring LGBTQ+ history in America; queerness today; and what is learned and gained from community across generations.

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