Alicia Solstice Hawkins is a communications specialist, writer, and filmmaker originally from Buffalo, NY. She studied documentary film at the University of Washington where she explored multiracial Black and Indigenous identity. Her award winning thesis film, “American Red and Black” was named by Indian Country Today as one of the “10 Fascinating Documentaries about Native Americans You Can Watch Right Now” and a "must-see Native American documentary" by Sundance TV.
Alicia has also worked as an educator and media producer for nonprofits and educational institutions that support a wide variety of social justice initiatives. She was both an instructor and adult education specialist at the Muckleshoot Tribal College where she taught communications, writing, and digital storytelling. In 2016, she was awarded the Future Faculty Fellowship from Temple University and continued her film studies with an emphasis on producing media that promotes diverse representation. In 2021, her script “Horseshoe Falls” was chosen for the prestigious Filmmakers First Development Grant, and her pilot “Bloodroot” won first place in the Reel Sisters of the Diaspora screenwriting competition.
In her free time, Alicia enjoys learning about plant medicine, writing speculative fiction screenplays, watching good films, and hiking.
