Originally from Canada, Laurie Little is a Chicago based filmmaker, artist and educator. Her films have screened in festivals and exhibitions worldwide and her observational documentaries and short fiction films work to inspire dialogue and advocacy for change. Her film, "Sisters March", a short documentary reflecting on the journey between Chicago and DC, connects voices of hope, empowerment, and intersectionality during the Women's March. "Totalité" about Photographer/Umbraphile Richard Bellia, looks at Bellia's passion for the creative process and its parallels to nature.  Her latest feature documentary, "Musher" follows four female dog sled racers ranging from ages 13 to 64, on the Lake Superior race circuit a collaboration. Little is currently producing "The Light of Truth: Richard Hunt's Monument for Ida B. Wells”. Her short film, Canopy screened at "Night of Ideas" at the Field Museum just before the pandemic hit. Little holds a BFA from York University and an MFA in Film and Video from Columbia College Chicago where she teaches the classes Documenting Social Injustice and Culture Race and Media. Her work as a freelance digital artist/colorist helps to support her passion projects.