Lava Buckley is an award winning Asian American filmmaker, with an invisible disability, based in New Mexico. She is driven to create films for her community that encourage overcoming challenges and identity journeys. Currently, Lava is creating a documentary about honoring traditional clothing, editing a documentary about her journey with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, and writing a dramedy about an Asian American Daughter with CRPS living with her immigrant mother. When not creating films, Lava loves spending time off the grid in a camper van and taking photos of her dogs.