Graham Kolbeins (they/he) is a Canadian queer filmmaker, writer, and designer living in 29 Palms, California. They are the director of the feature documentary Queer Japan, a kaleidoscopic portrait of sexuality and gender identity in contemporary Japan. Their short films include “The House of Gay Art” and “PAISA,” with co-director Dorian Wood. Kolbeins’ documentary web series, Rad Queers, profiled subjects including visual artist Edie Fake and Latinx leather organization Payasos L.A. In 2016, the Japan-U.S. Friendship Council named Kolbeins a recipient of their Creative Artists Exchange Fellowship. They are the director of photography on “Willa Justice: Drag Queen Private Eye,” a comedic short film shot in the high desert, starring Lady Chilane and Scott Turner Schofield.