Dustin Connors

Dustin Connors is an upstate New York native who has been teaching elementary school for 10 years in NY, NC, and WA. He is passionate about reforming curriculum to better address topics like American slavery and Native history. He also directs documentary films, several of which have been screened and awarded in film festivals across the country. He is currently teaching in New York and developing the Children’s Film Institute (https://www.childrensfilminstitute.org/), a summer and after-school program for students ages 9-12.