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Artist Mikayla Pete

High school Senior Mikayla Pete has had a passion for drawing from the day she could hold a pencil. She is the lead artist for our animated kids book series. Currently a proud NHS member and Computer Science major and will be a first generation college student. “Though I like to explore a variety of … Read more

What Drives Your Dreams?

ISFF will help students create a short film on Porsche driver Loni Unser as she competes in the 2022 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. The film will touch on the Unser family’s racing legacy at the PPIHC and Loni’s place carrying on the family legacy. It will also be used to inspire more girls to … Read more

Founder Josh Merwin

Josh Merwin has viewed the world through a camera lens since he was 8 years old. He combined his mom’s passion for photography and his dad’s love of sports and started his career shooting for ESPN Magazine and Sports Illustrated. His passion for storytelling grew and after working on a documentary film for 12 years, he … Read more

A League of Their Own- Gender Equality

ISFF is partnering with the Museum of Fine Arts Houston to present A League of Their Own on the 30th anniversary of the film’s release and as part of our celebration of women in sports for the 50th Anniversary of Title IX. The screening was August 13, 2022 in the Brown Auditorium.

The Lucky Eleven

A story about a group of 11 Black football players that went to high school in Memphis during the Civil Rights Movement. Those players went on to  win a championship at HBCU Fisk University. All 11 players graduated and made it to the NFL.

What Drives your dreams? Campaign

Sports Film Fest is launching an art and fundraising campaign around Dream Cars. Our artists will create custom works of art on collector’s cars as a tool to fund our educational programming. We will highlight the professions of these car owners, to inspire new career opportunities for kids.