Her work has screened and won awards nationally and internationally and explores how digital storytelling and participatory media can empower local communities. McMillion strives to bring the voices of people and places that are often underrepresented or misrepresented by the mass media to the forefront through powerful and authentic storytelling. Filmmaker Magazine named McMillion one of the 25 New Faces of Independent Film for 2013. McMillion has a B.S. in News-Editorial Journalism from West Virginia University and an M.F.A. in Visual and Media Art from Emerson College.