Ahsante Bean

Filmmaker, Producer & Strategist

Ahsante Bean is a filmmaker, producer, and video strategist with a background in explanatory journalism. Her work focuses on using online video and digital platforms to build community, increase empathy, and create a more informed public. 

Ahsante is the founder of Iantha Creative, a studio and consultancy that helps mission-driven companies reach digital-first audiences through developing insightful content. She has produced video series for PBS, WGBH, Politifact, IDEO, The Poynter Institute, and The Star Tribune – with whom she received a National Edward R. Murrow Award. She is the creator and executive producer of Say It Loud, a PBS Digital Studios series that celebrates Black history and culture. Her work has been featured in The Washington Post, MSNBC, The Root, and in the Museum of the Moving Image.

Ahsante has been an independent creator on YouTube for the past decade and has grown a following of thoughtful, inquisitive minds looking to move consciously and creatively through life. She writes and hosts video essays on her own social platforms. Ahsante holds a B.A. in Film & Video from Harvard University. She’s currently based in Washington, D.C.