About Gentry Faith Wilson

Gentry is an award-winning documentary filmmaker, with a background in agency-side and in-house advertising. In 2019, she founded Waken Creative Studio, a creative and digital media agency focused on creatively telling the stories of humanitarian efforts, social enterprises, and non-profits. This endeavor has brought her to the far reaches of the globe, filming in the field with programs that make a positive impact on the world - such as the UNHCR, George Lucas Educational Foundation, The Maasai Wilderness Conservation Trust, Kula Project and more.

She is currently based in San Francisco, California, working as an independent producer and editor on non-fiction film projects.

Gentry earned her Bachelor of Science in Advertising from The University of Texas at Austin.