Hello and welcome to a new episode of Paul Olubayo Presents: The Conversation.

My guest this week is Hunter Johnson

Hunter N. Johnson is a documentary filmmaker and photographer based in Minneapolis whose projects seek to advance human rights through visual storytelling. For the last ten years he's been shooting, editing and directing short films, including four years with the traveling documentary team The Perennial Plate. His documentaries have been featured on PBS, The Atlantic, Vox and CNN. He's produced videos for major NGOs such as Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International. His work has also been screened at the United Nations Office in Geneva, The Minneapolis/St. Paul International Film Festival and the AFI DOCS Film Festival.

Since 2018, Hunter has been a lead researcher for the Observatory on Disappearances and Impunity in Mexico at the University of Minnesota.

Within this conversation we touch upon the importance of Arts Advocacy, the issue of disappearances within Mexico and Hunter's newest documentary: "Until We Find Them"; which focuses on the work of two Journalists - Darwin Franco & Dalia Souza - seeking truth and justice for Mexico's disappeared.

I am deeply thankful to Hunter for sharing his knowledge and experience on this episode and I hope you enjoy our conversation and learn from Hunter's work.

You can find out more about Until We Find Them at the following links:

Website: https://www.untilwefindthem.com/

Facebook: http://facebook.com/untilwefindthem