A lifelong lover of storytelling, Uriah McKinney is drawn to grand, world-building fantasies and intimate narratives that explore the bittersweet truths of everyday life. After graduating from Columbia University, he moved to Los Angeles and began working in development and production. He has held roles at Nickelodeon, Disney+, and Walt Disney Animation Studios, where he supported the development of Versa and consulted on Strange World and Wish through the studio’s Black employee resource group. A 2026 Film Independent Project Involve Fellow, he now works at Sony Pictures Animation and is passionate about championing projects that create pathways for underrepresented voices.