Highlighting K. Dené Chinn For Mental Health Awareness Month

Pictured: K. Dené Chinn smiling with a green background. Credit: K. Dené Chinn.

Washington, DC native, K. Dené Chinn is the creative mind behind 6:33Media. During her sophomore year in college she discovered her passion for filmmaking. She knew she wanted to create stories that educate, engage and entertain audiences.

She received her bachelor’s degree in film and television production, from Howard University and her master’s degree in film production, from Chapman University.

In 2005 she produced her first documentary, Too Black & Blue. In the years since she has worked on numerous documentary and television programs. Have You Seen Teri? is her first feature length documentary.

In Have You Seen Teri, a family deals with the consequences of mental illness and homelessness. Years after Teri Mitchell was last seen by her family, her niece, filmmaker Dené Chinn, began to search for her. The documentary follows the search as Dené unpacks a fractured family history marked by disconnection, mental illness and secrets. Could this be your family's story too?