Sylvia Longmire is a documentary filmmaker, on-camera personality, bilingual voice actor, and award-winning content creator whose work centers on accessibility, storytelling, and representation. A service-disabled US Air Force veteran and full-time wheelchair user, she brings a distinctive perspective to every platform she touches.
She is the creator of The View From Down Here, a short documentary exploring how perspective shapes the way we experience the world, and is currently developing Walking Dreams, a feature length documentary that attempts to understand why the vast majority of wheelchair users, including ones who have never walked at all, have dreams that they can walk. Her work blends cinematic storytelling with real world insight, often grounded in her solo global travels to nearly 60 countries.
Sylvia’s on-camera career began as a leading expert on Mexico’s drug war and border security, appearing on CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, NBC Nightly News and the Today Show, as well as the History Channel and National Geographic productions. She has also appeared as a guest star on FX’s The English Teacher, performed in commercial campaigns including Visit Orlando, and participated in national modeling shoots focused on disability representation. She is a selected speaker for TEDx Orlando and has spoken at events for Expedia group, Google, C-SPAN book TV, and multiple World Affairs Councils. Today, she continues to expand her presence in film, television, and digital media.
As the founder of the award-winning accessible travel blog Spin The Globe, she has built a highly engaged audience through hundreds of travel videos and visual content pieces. Sylvia has also lent her voice to major brands as a professional voice actor, including Square, Cisco, Udemy, and Gemstone Studios.
Through filmmaking, speaking, and media, Sylvia’s work challenges perception and pushes for more authentic representation of people with disabilities.