Emmai Alaquiva

Emmai Alaquiva, an Emmy Award-winning film director, photographer, and composer, skillfully showcases the soulful account of humanity across multidisciplinary art platforms.

Once homeless, Alaquiva shifted the trajectory of his life’s path to become one of the most distinct trailblazers in the arena of creative arts. Multi-award decorated, Alaquiva is the CEO of Ya Momz House, Inc, a digital media agency, co-founder of the Hip-Hop On L.O.C.K. youth program and curator of OpticVoices, an interactive photography exhibit.

Alaquiva hold’s a 2017 Emmy nomination his international directorial debut of the film “Ghetto Steps” and was selected by the City of Pittsburgh to spearhead the Amazon Pitch Video for their second Headquarters. Moreover, Alaquiva is a Pittsburgh Business Times and SMART 50 Pittsburgh’s, “Top CEO”, appointed to serve on the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts under Governor Tom Wolf, nationally honored as Black Enterprise Magazine’s “BE 100 Modern Men of Distinction” as well as a national BMe Community Leader recognized by President Barack Obama. Most recently, Alaquiva wrote and directed a viral PSA, “Unspeakable” which aims to amplify the voices of the Deaf, hard of hearing and those with disabilities.

View Emmai’s website HERE.