Rachel Mueller

Rachel Lauren Mueller

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Rachel Lauren Mueller (she/her) is a documentary director, DP and journalist from the Colorado mountains who focuses on themes of power, rural America and identity. With her background in investigative journalism, she creates films that interrogate power structures while embracing expansive imagination. Rachel’s films have been supported by organizations such as the International Documentary Association, IF/Then Shorts, and the Minnesota State Arts Board. She has been a fellow at UnionDocs, GroundTruth Films and Overseas Press Club. She has a master’s degree from the University of California, Berkeley’s Journalism School with a focus in documentary. 

EDUCATION

  • University of California, Berkeley, Master of Journalism
    2020

  • Macalester College, B.A. Anthropology & African Studies
    Magna Cum Laude
    2013

  • Waterford Kamhlaba United World College of Southern Africa, Swaziland
    2008

EMPLOYERS

  • Green Card Voices, Managing Editor/Program Manager
    2015-2018

AWARDS & HONORS

  • GroundTruth Films
    2019 Film Fellow

  • Overseas Press Club Foundation
    2019 Fellow

  • UCB Dean's Merit Fellowship 2018

  • David W. McCurdy Award for Excellence in Anthropological Research, 2013

  • Association of Africanist Anthropology Nancy Schwartz Undergraduate Essay Award, 2013

PUBLICATIONS & OTHER WORK

  • "The Worst Lover: Boyfriend Spirits in Senegal", Conformity and Conflict: Readings in Cultural Anthropology, 2016
    Based on research conducted in Dakar, Senegal, this piece illustrates the complicated and tangible relationship many Lébou women have with 'rab' spirits.

MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS

  • National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association

REPORTING INTERESTS

Africa and the diaspora, Gender and Sexuality, Investigative reporting, Religion

MEDIA PLATFORMS

Documentary, Multimedia, Video Journalism