Terrance Harris is a multifaceted creative, scholar, and social entrepreneur whose work bridges the worlds of film, design, and mental health advocacy. He is currently pursuing a PhD by Practice in Design at the University of Edinburgh, where his research — “The Bastardisation of Black Religion: A Psychological and Sociological Study in Film” — explores how African spiritual traditions were transformed through syncretism and how those narratives continue to shape modern portrayals of Black identity in media.

Born from personal experience and a lifelong commitment to community, Terrance is the founder and Executive Director of Austin’s Second Chance, a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering youth through storytelling, art therapy, cinema, and community engagement. His work focuses on creating spaces where young people can rediscover hope, purpose, and voice.

In tandem, he leads Confident Care Mobile Crisis LLC, a mental health service designed to provide compassionate, community-based crisis response, and A Chance to Change, an advocacy platform connecting individuals with accessible local resources. Across all his ventures, Terrance’s mission is consistent — to design systems and stories that heal, empower, and reimagine possibility.

As a filmmaker, his creative projects — including Doldrums and 96 Hours — weave together narrative, history, and lived experience to confront themes of identity, faith, and resilience.

Guided by empathy and purpose, Terrance continues to blur the lines between research and practice, art and advocacy, vision and reality — building bridges across continents, communities, and cultures to remind others that transformation begins with truth, and that every story, when told with care, can change a life.