Will Tamura (they/them) is a Bay Area-based culture worker championing independent filmmakers and advancing inclusive storytelling. They are deeply committed to art as a tool for political and social change.

Most recently they were a Programmer at Chicken & Egg Films, a non-profit for documentary filmmaking. While at C&E they specialized in grantee selection, creative development of supported films, and designing filmmaker labs. They also shaped strategic programmatic initiatives, including the Theory of Change and expanding support for trans and nonbinary filmmakers. Prior to C&E, they built a strong foundation in justice-oriented work as a Legal Assistant to Jim Chanin, a Bay Area-based civil rights attorney. They have also held roles at A24 and Cinetic Media.

Will received their B.A.s in Film and Political Science from UC Berkeley and their M.A. in Film and Media Studies from Columbia University. They are passionate about repertory film, mutual aid and queer literature.