Nate Araya

Nathan Araya is a noted Filmmaker, Media Strategist, and College Professor dedicated to using media to empower and inspire.

Often dubbed the “voice for the Diaspora generation,” MSNBC coined him as a “budding filmmaker filling a void.” He is an SXSW Award-winning director and an African Movie Academy Award-Nominated filmmaker who has filmed all over the world. Nate’s films have received praise for “changing the face of international development [Huffington Post].” Nate speaks on topics at the intersection of media, technology, faith, culture, and Africa at Universities across the US, such as Harvard University, Duke University, and Cornell University.

His previous work has been nominated for Best Documentary of 2014 by the African Movie Academy Awards and was featured on the Huffington Post, MSNBC’s The Grio, The Urban Cusp, Shadow and Act, OkayAfrica and International Policy Digest.

Nate graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Mass Communications and has a Masters degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Marketing. From directing 3 internationally renowned documentaries to producing broadcast syndicated faith-based television series touching 116 million homes around the world, Nate has dedicated his life to use media as a way to engage the culture and advocate change.

He is the founder of Ground Zero, which is a new East African Coffee Home Delivery Company and Podcast service focused on community impact through storytelling and social enterprise