THE FORCE IS STRONG WITH THIS ONE: LESSONS FROM STAR WARS

In a time when balance certainly needs to be brought to the force, what lessons can we learn from the struggles and wins of our favorite Star Wars heroes? Join panelists Preeti Chhibber, author of A Jedi You Will Be and contributor to the Star Wars Clone Wars: Anthology, and Annalise Ophelian, documentary filmmaker behind Looking for Leia. Thanks to Annalise, all Campers will receive an access link to watch the full Looking for Leia series! 

ANNALISE OPHELIAN

Annalise Ophelian (she/her) is a San Francisco-based documentary filmmaker, clinical psychologist, and media consultant whose work includes the docu-series Looking for Leia (SYFY, 2019) and MAJOR! (Outfest Audience Award Best Documentary, 2016). She is a member of Reps on Set, a team of production advisors, coordinators, and advocates for underrepresented identities in television and film. www.annaliseophelian.com / www.repsonset.com

PREETI CHHIBBER

Called “Spider-Man super fan and author” by Publishers Weekly, Preeti Chhibber is a YA author, speaker, and freelance writer. She worked as a publishing professional. She has written for SYFY, Polygon, BookRiot, BookRiot Comics, The Nerds of Color, and The Mary Sue, among others. Her debut original middle-grade, Orientation (Marvel’s Avenger’s Assembly #1) came out from Scholastic in August 2020 and her first picture book, A Jedi You Will Be was released by Disney this fall, she is also featured in the forthcoming YA and Adult anthologies Battle of the Bands (Candlewick, Fall 2021) and Stone Sword Table (Random House, 2022). You can find her co-hosting the podcasts Desi Geek Girls and Strong Female Characters (SYFYWire). She’s appeared on several panels at New York Comic Con, San Diego Comic Con, and on screen on the SYFY Network.

Moderator: ABIGAIL E. PAGE

Abby (she/her) is the Volunteer Manager of the Leadership and Education Department at Fandom Forward. She considers herself an Anakin but dreams of being an Ahsoka.