Cierra Hinton

Executive Director-Publisher

Cierra Hinton has an undying love and passion for the complicated South, which she brings to her work at Scalawag where she oversees our operations and big-picture plans. Cierra has found community across the South—from Tennessee to Mississippi—but currently resides in Durham, North Carolina.

Participating Sessions

WITNESS OR ACTIVIST? DEMOCRACY UNDER SIEGE

What is the role of journalists and filmmakers in a time of existential peril to democracy? Recent Supreme Court decisions on voting rights, state regulations aimed at creating obstacles for Black and brown people to vote, and dozens of court cases across the country ensure the question will only loom larger in the months and years ahead. With voting rights under fire across the country, is it the role of...