# Amara Andrew Your favorite local video creator Source: https://amaraandrew.com/ Published: 2025-04-04 Updated: 2026-07-28 --- ![Amara Andrew (MAVEN)](https://amaraandrew.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Amara-Andrew-MAVEN-150x150.jpg) ## I make local video marketing fun again. Find me everywhere - [Instagram](https://instagram.com/amara_andrew) - [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@amaraandrew) - [YouTube](https://youtube.com/amaraandrew) - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/amara.andrew.3/) - [X](https://x.com/AmaraAndrew) - [Threads](https://threads.net/amara_andrew) - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/amara-andrew-091768106/) --- “You are a literal genius with your edits, creativity, and magic.” —Kate Newey --- ## What I Do [![What is MAVEN? Local Video Marketing (Amara Andrew & Jeff Sarris)](https://amaraandrew.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/MAVEN-Amara-Jeff.jpg)](https://whatismaven.com) ### MAVEN [whatismaven.com ↗](https://whatismaven.com) *Local video marketing, made simple* [Jeff](https://sarr.is) & I travel all over the country to film hyperlocal video content with our [Top Bananas](https://whatismaven.com/#top-bananas) (our clients). In just the past few years I’ve filmed, edited, and published over 20,000 videos to help small businesses and Realtors build their brands and grow their businesses. Three months of content, in just a few hours of time, every third month. It doesn’t get easier than that. --- ### Hey Elmhurst! [heyelmhurst.com ↗](https://heyelmhurst.com) *Your guide to all things Elmhurst, IL* After focusing on hyperlocal video marketing for our clients, we decided it was time to create a local platform of our own! *Love where you live.* [![Hey Elmhurst! Amara Andrew](https://amaraandrew.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Hey-Elmhurst-Amara-Andrew-scaled.jpg)](https://heyelmhurst.com) --- ## Podcasts I host podcasts about entrepreneurship, local insights, and art. [![Useful Not Famous Podcast Cover Art](https://amaraandrew.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Useful-Not-Famous-Cover-Art-1024x1024.jpg)](https://whatismaven.com/podcast/) ### Latest Episode [Embedded content](https://www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?list=PL657mh0sSePSCMV-CFibpIiJyeZ-K4eg-&enablejsapi=1) [Embedded content](https://open.spotify.com/embed/show/7neqj9TJg2F7irAROz3O53?utm_source=generator) [![Hey Elmhurst! Podcast](https://amaraandrew.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Hey-Elmhurst-Podcast-Cover-Art-1024x1024.jpg)](https://heyelmhurst.com/podcast/) ### Latest Episode [Embedded content](https://www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?list=PLbh6xzvpAyqw-Nqfu48X9cAwSojHJ2_it&enablejsapi=1) [Embedded content](https://open.spotify.com/embed/show/033E0ihAQShJauJdugB4BO?utm_source=generator) [![By Amara Podcast](https://amaraandrew.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/By-Amara-Cover-Art-1024x1024.png)](https://whatismaven.com/show/by-amara/) ### Latest Episode [Embedded content](https://www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?list=PL657mh0sSePQ0eKo-nzFlQwom9k5fK6uk&enablejsapi=1) [Embedded content](https://open.spotify.com/embed/show/456aJpAs885paTzyfbf1Nl?utm_source=generator&theme=0) --- ### The Useful Newsletter *Mindset is what people talk about when they have no actionable advice.* 👇 Get one actionable tip sent to your inbox every Monday 👇 --- ## Art [![You, Me, & Banana an Animated Short Film by Amara Andrew](https://amaraandrew.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/You-Me-Banana-Short-Film-Amara-Andrew-Jeff-Sarris.jpg)](https://youtube.com/shorts/43b2FFgi2p4) ## You, Me, & Banana Release Date: April 2, 2025 “You, Me, & Banana” is an animated short film that finds Jeff and Amara shopping when a sudden slip on a banana peel brings them crashing together. Sometimes finding love requires a little push from an unexpected source. [Watch the Film!](https://youtube.com/shorts/43b2FFgi2p4) **Director:** Amara Andrew **Writer:** Amara Andrew ![The Spoopies](https://amaraandrew.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/The-Spoopies-Cover-Art-2-576x1024.jpg) ## The Spoopies Release Date: October 2, 2022 The Spoopies are an NFT collection of 999 hand-drawn characters inspired by animation from the 1920s and early 1930s. The Spoopies inhabit Candy Corn City, a city filled with candy corn, witches, skeletons, pumpkins, black cats, and ghosts. Be warned, though, some of them are quite mischievous. [Collect Yours!](https://spoopies.com) ![The Dours by Amara Andrew](https://amaraandrew.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/The-Dours-Cover-Art-576x1024.jpg) ## The Dours Release Date: January 23, 2022 Misfits. Weirdos. The unfortunate. These are The Dours.The Dours are a group of outsiders who haven’t quite figured things out yet. They exist on the fringes of society, but that’s honestly where they thrive best. Inspired by Edward Gorey’s classic book “The Gashlycrumb Tinies,” some of our Dours are met with some rather unfortunate obstacles in their regular daily life. [Collect Yours!](https://opensea.io/collection/the-dours) ![](https://amaraandrew.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Amaras-Odds-Ends-768x1024.jpeg) ## Amara’s Odds & Ends Release Date: October 1, 2022 [Check out the Collection](https://opensea.io/collection/byamara) --- After 444 sales and all 5 star reviews, my Etsy shop is on break. But you can find it here! [My Etsy Shop](https://www.etsy.com/shop/AmaraAndrew)