Thomas Allen Harris

Thomas Allen Harris is a critically acclaimed, interdisciplinary artist, filmmaker and scholar whose work explores family, identity, and spirituality. He is also Co-Founder and Co-Director of Family Pictures Institute for Inclusive Storytelling, a nonprofit that uses participatory storytelling, artistic projects, and community engagements that activate the family archive to increase community well-being. Today, Harris is currently working on his upcoming documentary film, My Mom, The Scientist, and its national outreach campaign, Scientists in the Family, which explores hidden figures within STEM. A Professor-in-the-Practice at Yale University, he teaches non-fiction film theory and production classes based on his pioneering research methodologies.

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ABOUT MY MOM, THE SCIENTIST

Part essay, part personal documentary, My Mom, The Scientist uses the stories of the filmmaker’s mother, Rudean Leinaeng, a chemist, a Bronx Community College professor, and an activist, to examine the challenges and revolutionary potential around African American participation in the sciences.