Robert Hope is a filmmaker originally from Northern California. He trained and worked professionally as an actor in classical theater before making a shift towards documentary filmmaking. He loves to tell character-driven stories about outsiders, mental health, and the intersection of people and place. Robert recently produced a queer sci-fi film set in the California redwoods, Amanda Test_1, which premiered at HBO’s Outfest and found a large online audience on the sci-fi channel Dust. His short doc, Heaven on Earth, premiered at the Oscar-Qualifying Festival AmDocs and is now playing the festival circuit, making its latest stop at LA Shorts International Film Festival. Robert is currently an MFA candidate in Film Production at the University of Texas at Austin.