Yani M Payne is proud father before anything else. The son of a naturalized US citizen and research scientist and an American climate scientist and veteran. Yani's siblings have also found great success and joy in their scientific careers and while Yani enjoys and appreciates the study and intricacies of scientific disciplines, his passion is writing and filmmaking. An INFJ, Yani has always had a unique way of viewing things and has always been more drawn to exploring unquantifiable human emotion. He’s always wanted to find a way to connect with people and society and use his voice to promote awareness of issues that seem to get dusted under the rug and that people often shy away from.