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N’Dieye Gray
Danavall
Atlanta
based filmmaker N’Dieye Gray
Danavall is a
Washington
,
DC
native who moved south to work for the
1996 Olympics in broadcasting. Her
childhood love of photography and arts, matured into an adult love of
film and video making. N’Dieye
has worked on numerous music video, commercial, films and industrials.
N’Dieye
is a Master of Arts graduate of
Georgia
State
University
’s
Digital Motion Imaging and Film Program.
Her goals as a filmmaker are to confront marginalized issues;
provoke & motivate change; and to educate through entertainment. Her
latest project Listen Up! New Voices for
Reproductive Justice follows women of color activists from
Atlanta
as they prepare for a major rally in
Washington,
DC
in 2004.
Her
past projects include her
2003 film directorial debut called Return
to Honor and
an international film called Omama:
Royal Blood-a feature length drama by Ghanan director Nana King
Mensah.
Return to Honor-
a 16mm short-explored how one moment in time can affect the rest of your
life. In Honor, A
birthday becomes a watershed event in the life of a boy on his journey
to manhood. Honor screened at
several regional film festivals including the 2004 Independent Black
Film Festival.
Redelia Shaw
Redelia prides her efficiency in having
worked on numerous independent film and commercial projects. Her
interest in the business began in college where she created and
co-produced a campus talk show “Perspectives” that broadcast
throughout the Atlanta community. In the years following, she has served
in every capacity on film and television sets from assistant camera to
producer and values these guerrilla filmmaking experiences as much as
working for the Olympics. She has worked as a multi-camera director for
the national satellite station Today’s Shopping Network and the GEM
Shopping Network. Redelia has worked for other broadcast networks
including WAGA Fox-5 Atlanta where she was a writer and contestant
coordinator for the popular local game show “That’s Atlanta!”
Redelia also has film experience where she produced and managed
independent productions including the PBS TV Movie “Nandi,” and the
short films “Manholes,” Broken Vows,” and “Scenes from a
Bathroom.” Redelia also worked as a producer for LAFFAPALOOZA!, a
national multi-venue live event comedy festival where she oversaw
production staff for all the nightly shows over the 4-day weekend. She
also wrote and produced the festival's "Learn Through
Laughter" children's show where she worked with celebrities, Morris
Chestnut, Nick Cannon and Keenan and Kel. Redelia then free-lanced as a
producer for Film Captive Productions where she had the opportunity to
work with Jay Anthony Brown on his independent comedy sketch movie and
produce industrial projects. Redelia has worked as Director of
Development and Production at Point 7 Entertainment, which is company
based in Los Angeles and Atlanta. During her time with Point 7
Entertainment she has worked as a production supervisor for “Jamie
Foxx presents LAFFAPALOOZA!,” Turner’s “That Comedy Show,” and
TV-One’s “Makeover Manor.” Redelia currently works as a producer
for Buggsy Productions in Los Angeles.
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