Tessa Osborne is an award-winning photojournalist/ film director based in Michigan’s Capital City. Born in Changsha, China, and adopted and raised in Michigan. Osborne studied Journalism and Documentary Production at Michigan State University. She spent most of her time reporting, editing podcasts, shooting documentaries, and managing news staff. Osborne is known for co-directing 'Volador' which has garnered recognition both across the nation and internationally. Osborne currently works as a full-time Creative Services Producer at WILX News 10. Previous to this role she has edited promotional videos for non-profits and wrote list articles for The Collider. Her mission as a filmmaker is to uplift women of color by telling their stories. She hopes to be one of the many successful women in film and add nuances to the ideas we have about womanhood/girlhood.