About Masa Hilcisin:
Masa Hilcisin is a visual artist, and educator. She has been making documentary films, experimental videos, and other visual forms on personal narratives and social issues for more than 15 years. Her works have been screened and exposed at various film festivals and exhibitions around the world. She teaches creative media production at Prague City University, whose curriculum engages with social issues, personal storytelling, and visual narratives. She additionally teaches film directing, documentary film production and experimental cinema at Prague Film School.
Masa works with the Society for Creativity in Education (Společnost pro kreativitu ve vzdělávání), whose mission focuses on bringing, supporting, and developing creative education in schools.
She is co-founder of Media & Film Initiative with Touching Lives, non-profit organization based in Mumbai, India.
For the past several years, Masa has been running visual storytelling workshops in Czech Republic, Georgia, India, and Mexico.
In 2020, she started to work on a series of books for children dealing with stigma, prejudices, and stereotypes. She collaborates with the Association of Foster Families through creative projects and initiatives with children.
In 2021, Masa started a World Community Connect initiative which works with creative projects with various communities from around the world.
She holds PhD In Film Studies and Audio-Visual Culture from the Masaryk University, and Diploma in Holistic Creative Arts Therapy from Mind Body Education.