Krista Hamlen Imbesi, M.F.A.

Krista Imbesi is an Associate Professor of Film & Media Arts at Messiah University, where she has taught for over a decade. A documentary filmmaker and editor, she co-runs the production company CAP Collective with her husband, creating branding, promotional, and documentary work for regional and international clients. Her films explore global and local stories of community, justice, and resilience, including Where We Belong, and Our Feet Are Rooted, both filmed in Uganda and screened internationally with multiple awards. At Messiah, Krista teaches courses in documentary, editing, basic cinematography and production, global indigenous cinema and mentoring students through hands-on creative practice and collaborative storytelling. She holds an MFA in Media Arts from the University at Buffalo and previously worked with the International Documentary Association as well as on HBO and Sundance recognized documentary projects.

• M.F.A. in Media Arts
  University at Buffalo
• B.A. in Communication (Film Concentration)
  Messiah College (Studio Art minor)

• Research Interests include ethnographic media, gender analysis in film, social justice documentary, and collaborative filmmaking processes.
• Her documentaries “Where We Belong” and “Our Feet Are Rooted,” both filmed in Uganda, were accepted to numerous festivals worldwide and have won several prestigious awards.
• Hobbies: travel, playing with her two daughters, kayaking and fishing
• Co-owns the production company Cap Collective Video Production with her husband Christian
• Her work mostly focuses on documentary projects, with her recent film topics ranging from land theft and non-violent activism in Northern Uganda, Western influences on orphan related non-profits in Uganda, the current state of sex trafficking in Pennsylvania, and an exploration of how the protestant church views and responds to emotional abuse in relationships.