Braxton is a filmmaker and artist from North Carolina. She holds an MFA in Experimental and Documentary Arts from Duke University, and a BA in Cultural Studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her documentary work is focused on the theme of home, particularly the ways in which individuals claim a sense of belonging to place in the context of homelessness, urban renewal, and forced migration. Past projects include work with teen runaways, former sharecroppers, earthquake survivors, and archeologists. Her production experience has developed through a variety of outfits in the States and Turkey, from commercial and educational media projects to NGO-lead initiatives, and with independent artist collectives, community theater, and outreach groups such as Hidden Voices, Thomas Day Education Project, Accessible Life Association, Empowerment Project, and Artists' Television Access. She has taught documentary workshops at United World Colleges, Center for Documentary Studies at Duke, Durham Community Media Center, and SAGE Academy.