Cole Swanson

Cole Swanson

出生 : , Los Angeles, California, USA

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Cole Swanson is an award-winning independent filmmaker and creative director/founder of the fashion and art publication, Black Swan Magazine. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Cole was exposed to the world of visual storytelling at an early age through his parents who are celebrated filmmakers. Cole has been recognized both nationally and internationally with numerous awards for his satirical short film, Black Don't Crack (2018), and has also had his work screened and taught at Atlanta's historically Black liberal arts school, Spelman College. Cole's latest Award Winning project Baby (2021) starring Elijah Rashad Reed and 8x NAACP Image Award Nominee Vanessa Bell Calloway, won Best Short at Harlem International Film Festival, has screened at the Pan African Film Festival, BlackHarvest Film Festival, LA Shorts International, and was nominated for an HBO Short Film Award at the OSCAR Qualifying Martha's Vineyard African American Film Festival. Aside from his narrative work, Cole has worked with creative teams like Converse both in front of and behind the camera. Cole also works intimately with Universal Music Group and °1824 creating content for artists such as James Blake, Selena Gomez, Big Sean, Lana del Rey, and more. Cole studied Film & Television Production at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and England's very own National Film and Television School with a focus on writing and directing.

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Betty & Blue
Writer
A Black musician, now in the later stages of his life, harks back to the magical moments in his childhood, career, and his relationship with his father who introduced him to his first true love: his trumpet named Betty.
Betty & Blue
Director
A Black musician, now in the later stages of his life, harks back to the magical moments in his childhood, career, and his relationship with his father who introduced him to his first true love: his trumpet named Betty.
Blame
Writer
Two siblings' lives are turned upside down after their mother dies in a tragic accident.
Blame
Director
Two siblings' lives are turned upside down after their mother dies in a tragic accident.
Converse by Cole
Editor
A group of friends ventures out of the city and discovers the hidden gems of New York.
Converse by Cole
Producer
A group of friends ventures out of the city and discovers the hidden gems of New York.
Converse by Cole
Self
A group of friends ventures out of the city and discovers the hidden gems of New York.
Baby
Writer
A young Black father must learn to navigate parenthood after his girlfriend mysteriously abandons him and their five-year-old daughter.
Baby
Director
A young Black father must learn to navigate parenthood after his girlfriend mysteriously abandons him and their five-year-old daughter.
The Double
Jeremiah
The film follows Jeremiah, a teenage boy haunted by something entirely unnatural. As he becomes increasingly paranoid, he begins to question the decisions he's been making throughout his life.
BlacKorea
Cab Driver 2
The story is set in the late 1980s in Chicago. Two children, born to a Korean mother and African-American father, are forced to live with the tangled consequences of their parents' decisions while struggling to traverse a new life in the Windy City.