Luana M Graves Sellars
- Director
- Writer
- Producer
A native-born New Yorker, Luana Graves Sellars, moved to Florida, and discovered that she was really "a mis-placed Floridian," and knew that snow and nor'easter's were not meant for her. At Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, she earned a degree in Journalism with a dual minor in Business and Black History.
With her degrees, she was not prepared to live on Hilton Head Island, one of the most culturally rich and historic areas of the South. The island motivated her to become a contributing writer for local magazines with a focus on Gullah culture, its history, people and native island issues by researching, documenting and publishing cultural legacies in an effort towards preservation. In 2021, she expanded into visual media, by writing and producing award winning cultural videos and documentaries. As the owner of Sankofa Communications, founder of the nonprofit(s) Lowcountry Gullah and the Lowcountry Gullah Foundation, a keynote speaker, writer, podcaster, filmmaker, community activist and cultural influencer, she is sustaining and preserving Gullah culture for future generations by telling the untold stories that educate and inspire people to understand more about who they are. .
With her degrees, she was not prepared to live on Hilton Head Island, one of the most culturally rich and historic areas of the South. The island motivated her to become a contributing writer for local magazines with a focus on Gullah culture, its history, people and native island issues by researching, documenting and publishing cultural legacies in an effort towards preservation. In 2021, she expanded into visual media, by writing and producing award winning cultural videos and documentaries. As the owner of Sankofa Communications, founder of the nonprofit(s) Lowcountry Gullah and the Lowcountry Gullah Foundation, a keynote speaker, writer, podcaster, filmmaker, community activist and cultural influencer, she is sustaining and preserving Gullah culture for future generations by telling the untold stories that educate and inspire people to understand more about who they are. .
