Kareem Tabsch

Kareem Tabsch is an Emmy-nominated filmmaker whose work focuses on documenting that which exists on the fringes of mainstream society. His feature films include Mucho Mucho Amor (2020) and The Last Resort (2018) and the short film Dolphin Lover (2015). Tabsch's work has been included at prestigious festivals like Sundance, SXSW, HotDocs and has been featured in outlets like The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and NPR among others. In 2020, Tabsch's film Mucho Mucho Amor was named one of the 20 essential Latino Films by The New York Times. It was nominated for Emmy, GLADD, Imagen Awards and named Best Latinx Film by the National Association of Latino Independent Producers. He was named a '40 under 40' Documentary filmmaker by DocNYC, America's largest documentary film festival. Tabsch is a first-generation American of Latino and Middle Eastern descent. Rush Limbaugh once said his work was contributing to the decay of American Society.

A former member of the National Arts Advisory Committee of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Tabsch has previously served on the Jury for Frameline San Francisco International LGBTQ Film Festival, If/Then Short Documentary Film Prize, and New Orleans Film Festival, and served as a Program Consultant for the Key West Film Festival. He is the co-creator of the Oolite Arts Cinematic Arts Residency, a micro-budget film initiative in his hometown of Miami.