Heather Acs
Heather María Ács is a writer/director, intimacy coordinator, and actor. Her original queer series was recently selected for the Gotham Film Market. Her films have played Big Apple Film Festival NY (Best LGBTQ Short, "Flourish," 2020), London Short FF, Mardi Gras FF (Australia), and Oaxaca IFF. Mx. Ács has shadowed on shows for Amazon, Netflix, Apple TV, and Showtime. As an intimacy coordinator, she has worked on projects for Hulu (Plan B), HBO, and numerous independent films. She is a consultant with Reps on Set, advocating for authentic representation of LGBTQIA+, BIPOC, and BDSM/kink communities.
Mx. Ács company, FemmePower Productions, commits to intersectional equity on screen and behind the scenes - centering queer, BIPOC, transgender, non-binary, body positive, and disabled cast, crew, and creatives. She launched the free streaming platform, FemmePowerTV - queer content for quarantine in May 2020 at femmepowerproductions, where you can watch her films and curatorial work.
Mx. Ács is working-class raised, Appalachian, and mixed-race Anglo-Chicanx.