Amanda Florian

​​Amanda Florian is a singer-songwriter, filmmaker, and journalist. Florian’s unique background has allowed her to work on a variety of creative projects, including feature films, a documentary, news features, music videos, live performances, and more.

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I Think My Face Was Deepfaked Into a Chinese Camping Stove Ad​​​​
Here’s how a stock image—that looked like me—made its way to Chinese marketplaces.

With each repost and edit, I grew more convinced that it was me. Read the full story.

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   “Amanda is the epitome of a creative in today’s       

    generation.”
      —Noah Namwambe | Digital Strategist, Founder of Speak Empower


Inside the Fantastically Silent World of Deaf Streamers
​​Silent streams are attracting millions of viewers on social media around the world,

but accessibility on the internet remains a sticky point. Read the full story.

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Matching With the Enemy

​How dating apps became an unlikely communication tool for citizens⁠—and spies⁠—during the war in Ukraine. Read the full story.

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This ‘imperfect’ virtual influencer is challenging beauty standards in China
​​​Typical influencers might clap back with a comment, but Angie is not a typical influencer —

she’s not even a real person. Read the full story.

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Produced & Edited by Amanda Florian
In this episode, Amanda Florian heads to Charlotte, North Carolina, to explore a local Asian market.

 ​  “I am impressed by her drive to excel and by her 

    commitment to journalistic integrity.”
      —Megan Lott​ | The American Journalism Center in Washington, D.C. (formerly)

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     “Hiring Amanda will net you an energetic,

      imaginative, resourceful & talented associate.”
         —Mal Kline | Accuracy in Academia


about.
​​​Amanda Florian grew up in the entertainment industry, training in classical Italian at the age of eight–and in musical theater and pop shortly thereafter. As a young girl, she’d frequently travel to NYC to train in acting, dance, and voice. Florian has performed on NBC, at The Billy Graham Library, and at Seacrest Studios in Charlotte. Since 2008, she and her sisters volunteered to perform at the Festa Italiana, an annual festival in Charlotte that raises money for people with developmental and intellectual disabilities. Florian entered the documentary film industry with her 23-minute short on homelessness in Johnson City, Tennessee. And in 2017, she devoted a year to traveling and documenting people, venturing all over the continent of Asia. 
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Photo by Rod Zhang (艺名：张木瓜）