Our Team
We are storytellers who are making it our mission to preserve and exhibit stories that inspire us to grow our artistry and humanity.
Rae Wiltshire
Rae Wiltshire is a Guyanese filmmaker, playwright, cinematographer and Chevening Scholar who is an ardent student of cinema. As the founder and creative director of the Georgetown Film Festival, he is devoted to telling and showcasing films about Caribbean people.
A self-taught filmmaker and recipient of the Guyana Prize for Literature, Rae's work explores themes of belonging, mental health and existentialism. His films have screened at over two dozen film festivals — withEating Papaw on the Seashore premiering at the Locarno Film Festival and at the BFI Flare, bringing Guyanese stories to global audiences.
Through the Georgetown Film Festival, Rae has trained dozens of filmmakers, whose works have gone on to screen internationally - in more than 100 countries and receiving awards regionally and internationally.
He has a strong conviction that storytelling can strengthen communities and preserve culture. His vision for the Georgetown Film Festival is to establish Guyana as a place where filmmakers can grow and create opportunities through collaboration, locally and internationally.
Awards Won
Guyana Prize for Literature (Drama)
Commonwealth Foundation Caribbean Voices Grant Recipient
Longlisted Commonwealth Short Story Prize
Best Short Film, Queer Voices New York Film Festival
Cultural Impact Award, Newark LGBTQ Film Festival
Chief Judge Award, GATFFEST Film Festival (Jamaica)
Best Film, Ethnic Relations Commission Film Competition
Best Director, Ethnic Relations Commission Film Competition
Founder & Creative Director
Akbar Singh
Akbar Singh is a graduate of the Guyana National School of Theatre Arts & Drama, Institute of Creative Arts, with Diplomas in Creative Writing and in Theatre Arts & Drama, and holds a bachelor's degree in marketing from JAIN University in India.
He is an executive board member of the Rotaract Club of Stabroek as its Vice President and President-elect, and serves professionally as the Marketing Officer for Royal Castle (Guyana) and their sister company Savory Capital as their Marketing Manager.
As a founding member of the National Drama Company, has represented Guyana as a delegate to CARIFESTA IX held in Trinidad & Tobago in 2019 as part of the drama team.
As a voice actor, Akbar took part in the Ministry of Education/EdYouFM radio productions of “Anansi” in 2021 and “Ti Jean and His Brothers” in 2023. In addition, Akbar is an ardent poet, and has written commissioned pieces for the Miss Amerindian Heritage Pageant 2022 winner and the United Nations Populations Fund (UNFPA).
Co-Founder & Administrator 
Marketing and Technical AssistantJoshua Macey
Joshua Macey is a self-taught fine art photographer and cinematographer whose work is deeply rooted in his African and Guyanese heritage. His obsession with the camera started early, experimenting with his father’s old Polaroid.
His career shifted gears in 2019 when he shot his first short film, Cuffy, the Awakening, about the historic Berbice Slave Rebellion. That same year, he teamed up with filmmaker Rae Wiltshire, stepping headfirst into cinema and becoming a core member of the Georgetown Film Festival team.
In 2020, his talent was cemented when the Guyana Annual Magazine published two of his folklore images. Since then, Macey has won the Caribbean Photojournalism Award, and his fine art photography has been exhibited worldwide—including features at Soho House in Toronto and the Yebo Art Gallery in Eswatini, Southern Africa.