Biography
Vi Villagomes is a MA/PhD student in the Film and Media Studies department at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Antecedently, Vi completed a BA in Film & Media Studies with a Minor in Native American Studies from the University of California, Berkeley. Research interests include Native American film, Native American studies, environmental and geological film, media technologies and the impact on Native communities, Indigenous language revitalization in media, screenwriting, and animation with a particular focus on Native American representation within animation. Vi is also a 2D animator and voice actor.