Black woman with curly, brown hair sits in front of a tan backdrop on a stool with legs crossed, wearing a black shirt, Black loafers and white socks. Black and white portrait.
Resita Cox
Photo courtesy Resita Cox
Director
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Born and raised in the South, Resita Cox’s (she/her) films center Southern, Black communities and explore environmental justice, racial justice, and more. With a degree in journalism from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Resita started her career as a storyteller in TV news as a reporter in North Carolina and later in Chicago. She holds an MFA from Northwestern University in Documentary Film and is a 2021 North Star fellow with Points North Institute. Resita was recently named a 2022 Esteemed Artist by the City of Chicago and is one of Elevate’s 2022 Climate Changemakers.

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