Cheyenne Picardo received her BA in Film Studies and Creative Writing from Columbia College, determined to be a film critic and theorist. Then she fell in love with editing and documenting self-described freaks of the New York performance scene, eventually earning her MFA in Photography, Video and Related Media from the School of Visual Arts. Picardo_x0019_s first feature film Remedy told the story of a pro-switch (dominatrix/submissive) at a commercial dungeon in New York City, currently distributed through Gravitas Venture and German theatrical distributor Deja-Vu. Heavily influenced by Hal Ashby, Mike Leigh, and David Cronenberg, Picardo uses subjective storytelling techniques to explore sexuality, gender, mental health, memory, and marginalization. She hopes to harness the power of the mass-media_x0019_s influence over culture to destroy outdated and dangerous tropes. In short, she is committed as a filmmaker and film educator to dismantling the destructive legacy of the Hays Code, one frame at a time.