Siena Bird is a senior from Brooklyn, New York. At Bates she is majoring in Psychology and minoring in Rhetoric, Film, and Screen Studies. She is passionate about all forms of the arts and believes film festivals provide space for people to share stories and grow together. Outside of academics, Siena is a Campus Tour Guide, the Vice President and Community Liaison of the Merimanders a cappella group, and a music teacher at Bright Start Childcare in Lewiston. Siena is a huge proponent of art as a tool to foster community, and she is thrilled to work on the 2026 Bates Film Festival.