Face
to the Name
Each week, we profile individuals who are making a difference
in our community.
Rehema
Imani Trimiew
Rehema
Imani Trimiew's adventurous life began April 20, 1978.
She has lived in New Jersey, Illinois, Georgia, Texas,
Pennsylvania, and finally Rochester, NY. Her love of international
travel began in middle school with Sister Cities and has
since then led her to Asia, Europe, Central America, and
South America. In college her interests varied from Philosophy,
C++ Computer Programming, Digital Video, to Neurobiology.
After graduating from Bryn Mawr College in 2000 with a
BA in Psychology she worked in Atlanta as a freelance
web designer.
From Atlanta, Rehema returned to Rochester
in 2002 to take Film Studies classes at the University
of Rochester. She began her MFA at Rochester Institute
of Technology's College of Imaging Arts and Sciences School
of Film and Animation in the fall of 2004. In her 4 years
in the program she has directed, produced, written, shot,
and edited a number of films. Her latest film "Sticks
& Stones" www.SticksAndStonesTheMovie.com has
already been selected for 17 festivals and won 7 awards.
Rehema is currently in production on her Master's thesis
"Inspirations of Life" www.TransformativeMedia.com.
She plans on pursuing a full-time career in filmmaking
upon completion of her MFA in 2007. A Christian, Rehema
strives to make films that will raise cultural awareness.
For more information please visit www.rehema.com.
Rehema
Imani Trimiew's adventurous life began April 20, 1978.
She has lived in New Jersey, Illinois, Georgia, Texas,
Pennsylvania, and finally Rochester, NY. Her love of international
travel began in middle school with Sister Cities and has
since then led her to Asia, Europe, Central America, and
South America. In college her interests varied from Philosophy,
C++ Computer Programming, Digital Video, to Neurobiology.
After graduating from Bryn Mawr College in 2000 with a
BA in Psychology she worked in Atlanta as a freelance
web designer.