Lu Mukerjee (they/them) is a queer, non-binary British-Indian community builder and cultural worker dedicated to elevating the careers of underestimated storytellers. In 2023, Lu became the Director of the Documentary Lab fellowship at Firelight Media, the premier destination for nonfiction cinema by and about communities of color, founded in 2000 by Stanley Nelson and Marcia Smith. 

With 20+ years of experience producing films, programming festivals, and curating artist development programs, some of Lu’s career highlights include Director of Programming at Outfest and NewFest LGBTQ+ Film Festivals, Senior Programmer at the Tribeca Festival, as well as Industry Programmer for Dok Leipzig, and Co-Curator of the immersive cinematic experience You Are Here: 100 Years of the City at the Museum of the City of New York. Since its inception in 2020, Lu has also been on the programming team for Wildscreen’s Official Selection, the UK’s leading festival dedicated to championing new voices in natural world storytelling. 

In 2019, Lu co-founded the Programmers Of Colour Collective, a global grassroots group of BIPOC film festival curators calling for programming inclusion on-screen, on-stage and on-staff at film festivals worldwide. Lu is a vocal advocate for ethics and accountability across the film industry ecosystem and believes in the power of storytelling to expand perspectives and change cultural narratives.