Lucas Habte, from Sacramento, California, graduated from Harvard University in 2011 with degrees in the History of Science and Filmmaking. He received his MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and is now an independent filmmaker based in New York. His first feature documentary, Happy You’re Here, was shot in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Paris, France; and Houston, Texas. It is currently in post-production and is set for an early 2020 release.