Tue, Sep 27th, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
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Join us for our Virtual Lunch & Learn:
Driven by Passion:
How the filmmakers and co-owners of MindTwist Studio balance their business and art life
MindTwist Studio is a Minneapolis-based film and video production company that utilizes the power of filmmaking to raise mental health awareness, celebrate cultural identity, and fight for environmental justice. The co-owners Sebastian Schnabel and Cici Yixuan Wu originally came to the US from Germany and China as international students.
After graduation, they founded their own company and are now a husband and wife filmmaking team. They create video content for mission-driven clients and collaborate on fictional and documentary films as their own art. Come and learn about how they turned visa restriction into a motivator, found their client base in the pandemic, and navigated between client work and their art career.
Speakers
Sebastian Schnabel
Director/Writer/Editor
Sebastian is an artist at heart. He has limitless ideas and when he’s not writing or editing, he’s definitely thinking about new stories. With 15+ years of editing experience, he creates emotion-driven content with the client’s core values in mind.
Cici Yixuan Wu
Producer/Writer
Cici loves connecting with people. She makes sure their partners feel heard, projects run smoothly, and deadlines and budgets are met. She aims to put people at the center of every project and strives to convey messages that matter.
Registration
We hope you join us for an exciting Lunch & Learn with Sebastian and Cici.
Admission: FREE
You must register for this virtual event.
Contact Leadership
Before becoming AIGA Minnesota President, Brent served as Vice President from 2022-2023 and Chair of the In-House Designers Committee from 2019 - 2023.
Brent volunteers as a mentor for emerging designers and is a member of the AIGA Minnesota Mind to Mind Mentorship Program Committee.
His interests include history, film, design, animation, illustration, 3D printing, model making, woodworking, golf, bowling, fishing, and restoring things.