1. EDUCATION
New
York
University—New
York,
New
York
-­‐MFA:
Film
Writing
&
Directing,
2013
Clark
University—Worcester,
Massachusetts
-­‐BA:
International
Development,
2001
EMPLOYMENT
Slum
Kid
Films—Addis
Ababa,
Ethiopia
-­‐Writer,
Director
&
General
Manager,
2008
to
current
-­‐Wrote
screenplays,
including
award
winning
“Lottery
Boy”
&
“Lamb”.
-­‐Researched
&
wrote
grant
proposals
to
obtain
funding
for
the
films.
-­‐Edited
documentary
&
fiction
films
using
Final
Cut
Pro
software
system.
-­‐Produced
the
films
by
way
of
requesting
permits,
scouting
locations,
assessing
budget,
selecting
crew,
&
auditioning
over
7,000
people.
-­‐Directed
an
international
crew
of
over
50
&
a
local
cast
of
over
200.
JFILMIC
Productions,
Ltd.
&
Working
Title
Films—New
York,
New
York
-­‐Director’s
Assistant,
2003
to
2007
-­‐Performed
general
office
duties
for
each
of
the
award
winning
directors’
films
&
commercials,
including
filing,
faxing,
answering
calls,
organizing
call
sheets
delivering
mails,
taking
notes,
running
errands,
fact-­‐checking,
scheduling
interviews,
&
preparing
business
correspondence.
FESTIVALS
•
Cannes
Film
Festival
•
Toronto
International
Film
Festival
•
Palm
Springs
International
Film
Festival
•
Santa
Barbara
International
Film
Festival
•
New
York
Jewish
Film
Festival
•
Seattle
International
Film
Festival
•
Los
Angeles
Pan
African
Film
Festival
•
BFI
London
Film
Festival
•
New
Zealand
International
Film
Festival
•
Milano
Film
Festival
(Italy)
•
Pusan
International
Film
Festival
(Korea)
•
Karlovy
Vary
Film
Festival
(Czech
Republic)

2. •
The
Films
from
the
South
Festival
(Norway)
•
Haifa
International
Film
Festival
(Israel)
•
Carthage
Film
Festival
(Tunisia)
•
Ajyal
Youth
Film
Festival
(Qatar)
•
Festival
Nouveau
Cinema
(Canada)
•
Sao
Paulo
International
Film
Festival
(Brazil)
•
Gothenburg
Film
Festival
(Sweden)
•
Gijon
International
Film
Festival
(Spain)
•
International
Film
Festival
of
Kerala
(India)
•
International
Film
Festival
Rotterdam
(Netherlands)
AWARDS
•
Winner,
Best
Director-­‐First
Feature
Narrative,
Los
Angeles
Pan
African
Film
Festival
in
2016
•
Winner,
Best
Film,
Milan
Film
Festival
in
2015
•
Awarded
the
German
ARTE
prize
in
2014
•
Awarded
the
Swiss
Visions
Sud
Est
prize
in
2014
•
Awarded
a
grant
from
the
Doha
Film
Institute
in
2014
•
Awarded
a
grant
from
Evang
Entwicklungsdienst
EZEF/Brot
für
die
Welt
in
2014
•
Selected
for
the
Cannes
Atelier
de
Cinéfondation
in
2013
•
Awarded
the
European
Union's
African,
Caribbean
&
Pacific
Group
of
States
(ACP)
grant
in
2014
•
Awarded
a
grant
from
the
Aide
au
Cinema
Du
Monde
(CNC)
in
2014
•
Awarded
a
grant
from
Norway’s
Sorfund
in
2013
•
Awarded
a
screenplay
development
grant
at
the
Amiens
Film
Festival
in
2012
REFERENCES
-­‐New
York
University,
Chair
of
the
Graduate
Film
Program,
John
Tintori:
jt42@nyu.edu
-­‐Slum
Kid
Films,
Executive
Producer,
Ama
Ampadu:
ama@slumkidfilms.com
-­‐JFILMIC
Productions,
Ltd.,
Director,
Joshua
Atesh
Litle:
contact@joshuaatesh.com
-­‐Working
Title
Films,
Director,
Stephen
Daldry:
daldry1@gmail.com