Searit (SA-AH-REE) Huluf (HU-LOOF) is an Ethiopian-American Director/Writer born and raised in Los Angeles, CA. She studied at UCLA’s Theater, Film and Television school, concentrating on screenwriting and animation. After graduating, Searit moved to the Bay Area and began working at Pixar Animation Studios as a filmmaker.

Her narrative film debut, “GAMERS”, played in over 40 film festivals, including Frameline43, CAAM, Outfest Fusion, and Pan African Film Festival. She has also directed numerous short documentary films for Pixar, such as “Exploring Blackness” and “19th Amendment”, receiving over 100k views on YouTube. She just finished a live-action short film in 2023, “buna”, which played at Black Harvest Film Festival and SF Indie Shortfest. She recently got accepted into the Women In Animation Mentorship program, currently mentored by Mark Osborne.

She is currently directing an unannounced SparkShort at Pixar, releasing on Disney+ in 2024.

During her spare time, Searit watches endless hours of anime, is a major foodie and coffee fan, and enjoys solo traveling.