IF Emergent
Each year, IF Innovation Foundation supports a short film by an emerging filmmaker. In 2026, IF is collaborating with writer and director Paige Billiot. Paige is a writer, director, producer best known for her advocacy in the birthmark community. Her career is centered on creating stories for representation for artists and creatives with physical differences and disabilities. She is an heroine in the community for celebrating her birthmark as her superpower in the media.
IF EMERGENT /
PAIGE BILLIOT
IF EMERGENT / PAIGE BILLIOT
YOU BECOME THE REPRESENTATION YOU NEEDED.
“There is so much power in standing out.”
-Paige billiot