Kweighbaye Kotee (she/her) is a Liberian-American film producer and writer. Her filmography includes Bushwick Diaries (2015), Hello Sickness (2023) and Indie Cinema New York: ICNY (2015). Developing creative platforms that equally include women and other underrepresented voices is a personal mission of hers, and is a significant component of her projects and businesses, which include the Bushwick Film Festival and the Bushwick Film Institute. Kweighbaye also runs the consulting group Local Citizens, where she works with corporate companies to build internal programs that support diverse creators and low income-communities. In 2021, Kweighbaye was selected by Lucy Liu to receive the Jane Walker IFundWomen’s First Women Grant for her groundbreaking work.