Summary

I create compelling and diverse content that showcases the stories of the global black community. With an MFA in Filmmaking and over 14 years of experience as a director and producer, I have the skills and knowledge to manage all aspects of production.

Credits

6/23 – 10/23

Producer This Immigrant life podcast (Season 1)

Spotify — Podcast/Audio — Mnandi Productions
6/23 – 10/23
4/22 – 4/23

Producer The Matumbila's (Season 2)

Kweli TV — Digital — ZMaster Productions LLC Details
4/22 – 4/23

Coordinating with the director to ensure that all animation sequences meet the director’s vision Managing budgets, schedules, and deadlines to ensure that projects are completed on time Reviewing the final product to ensure that it meets quality standards before release to the public

10/22 – 10/22

COVID-19 Compliance Coordinator Brother Sun

Netflix — Film (Feature-length) — Visionary Ideas Details
10/22 – 10/22

COVID TESTING, LUNCH ORDERS, MAINTAINING PRODUCTION BUDGET

4/22 – 6/22

Associate Producer Our Humanity: Conversations with Thomas LaVeist (Pilot)

Still Filming — Digital — URU The Right to Be, Inc Details
4/22 – 6/22

Assistance with script writing and treatments Research of archival materials and outreach of potential guests Co-ordinated calendars, meetings and schedules for documentary series

2/22 – 4/22

COVID-19 Compliance Coordinator Murder Inc - Docuseries (Season 1)

BET — TV — Visionary Ideas Entertainment Details
2/22 – 4/22

Providing a safety talk at the beginning of the day to the staff working on set. Checking people in and taking / recording their temperatures. Constantly monitoring for safety code violations and ensuring that everyone is maintaining a safe work environment Serve as the first level contact and response for COVID-19 safety and compliance concerns within each production Serve as point of contact with the Doctor for any safety concerns Assist with contact tracing to identify potential COVID-19 exposures

7/20 – 12/21

Director Khayalami (My Home) Documentary

Amazon Prime — Film (Short) — Mnandi Productions Details
7/20 – 12/21

Interpret scripts and understand the story and narrative style Oversee rehearsals to ensure actors understand your artistic vision Identify set locations for different scenes in the film

10/21 – 10/21

Unit Production Manager The Chosen Path

Film (Feature-length) — The Gray Details
10/21 – 10/21

prepare breakdowns create preliminary shooting schedule lodging and transportation

5/21 – 8/21

Production Coordinator HBO Max

Film (Feature-length) — HBO Max Details
5/21 – 8/21

Ensure quality assurance throughout the production process Manage the production team so that scheduled goals are met Plan, schedule, direct and execute production activities

Orgs

  • International Documentary Association (IDA)
  • Women in Media
  • Brown Girls Doc Mafia
  • Women of Color Unite (WOCU)
  • Queens of Production

Media

Recos

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Gerard George
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Education

Class of '14

New York Film Academy Los Angeles

Master of Filmmaking

Skills

  • Producing
  • Video Production
  • Commercials
  • Documentaries
  • Music Videos
  • Video
  • Short Films
  • Microsoft Word
  • Creative Writing
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Adobe InDesign