Loria King is an independent documentary filmmaker, photographer, and f ilm professor. Over the course of her career has gained credits as a screenwriter, producer, director, and editor. Her journey into filmmaking began as a stills photography intern with Spike Lee’s Forty Acres and a Mule production company working with world renown photographer David Lee on the film Clockers. Once the production ended, Loria went on to work on several film and commercial productions as a stills photographer with Lee and other filmmakers. She earned her B.A. from Sarah Lawrence College in Photography and Writing and her M.F.A. in Film from Columbia University, New York City. Her thesis documentary, Once A Man, Twice A Child, captured the attention of Hollywood film producer, Michael Housman and the Urban World Film Festival. After teaching at the University of Tampa, Loria continued teaching and mentoring students abroad in Africa, Asia and South America. She paired students with international NGO organizations in foreign countries where she taught them documentary filmmaking as they made story based documentaries. Loria’s photography has been shown in a variety of venues including Richmond Magazine, Sarah Lawrence College and the New York City Subway