Daresha Kyi

약력

Daresha Kyi is currently in post-production on the feature doc Black Voters Matter. In 2018 she was commissioned by the ACLU to direct Trans in America: Texas Strong, which garnered over 3.5 million views online, premiered at SXSW, won two Webby Awards and an Emmy for “Outstanding Short Documentary.” In 2017 she co-directed the feature doc Chavela.

참여 작품

Subject
Self
Unpacks the ethics and responsibility inherent in documentary filmmaking by examining well-known documentaries of the past decade, and revealing the impact their commercial success has had on the lives of the onscreen subjects.
Mama Bears
Producer
Mama Bears is an intimate exploration of two “mama bears”—conservative, Christian mothers who have become fierce advocates for LGBTQ+ people—and a young lesbian whose struggle for self-acceptance exemplifies why the mama bears are so important.
Mama Bears
Director
Mama Bears is an intimate exploration of two “mama bears”—conservative, Christian mothers who have become fierce advocates for LGBTQ+ people—and a young lesbian whose struggle for self-acceptance exemplifies why the mama bears are so important.
Trans in America: Texas Strong
Director
Trans In America is a verité short documentary series, and an intimate portrait of three transgender individuals as they battle for their civil rights in the United States. The three films reveal the daily impact of discrimination on three families as they battle with bathroom bills, vulnerability in employment and housing, and the aftermath of incarceration, in Texas, Illinois and Georgia. Texas Strong is an intimate portrait of Kimberly and Kai Shappley: a mother has to confront her religious community while her 7-year-old transgender daughter navigates life at school, where she's been banned from the girls' bathroom.
차벨라
Producer
통산 80장의 앨범을 발매한 란체라 음악의 진수이자 멕시코 대중문화의 전설적인 존재인 차벨라 바르가스의 생의 다룬 다큐멘터리이다. 과거 란체라 장르에 없었던 성향의 가수로 굵고 거친 목소리로 인생과 사랑을 노래한다. 멕시코에서 여가수에 대한 편견에 도전하며 용감하게 입고 말하고 노래했다. 화가 프리다 칼로를 포함하여 그간 사랑했던 여자들과 우울한 삶을 딛고 재기하기까지의 알려지지 않았던 차벨라의 삶을 보여준다. (2017년 제7회 서울프라이드영화제)
차벨라
Director
통산 80장의 앨범을 발매한 란체라 음악의 진수이자 멕시코 대중문화의 전설적인 존재인 차벨라 바르가스의 생의 다룬 다큐멘터리이다. 과거 란체라 장르에 없었던 성향의 가수로 굵고 거친 목소리로 인생과 사랑을 노래한다. 멕시코에서 여가수에 대한 편견에 도전하며 용감하게 입고 말하고 노래했다. 화가 프리다 칼로를 포함하여 그간 사랑했던 여자들과 우울한 삶을 딛고 재기하기까지의 알려지지 않았던 차벨라의 삶을 보여준다. (2017년 제7회 서울프라이드영화제)
A Litany for Survival: The Life and Work of Audre Lorde
Unit Production Manager
The career of iconic and influential poet and writer Audre Lorde is seen up until death.
Land Where My Fathers Died
When a fiercely independent young African American woman and her nouveau-nationalist photographer boyfriend decide to visit the father she hasn't seen in years, the tragicomic reunion shatters her illusions and provokes the two lovers to reveal that they are both the wounded children of alcoholics. The revelation changes their perception of themselves and each other and serves as a springboard to a new way of relating. This award winning short narrative co-stars Daresha Kyi and Isaiah Washington in his first film.
Land Where My Fathers Died
Director
When a fiercely independent young African American woman and her nouveau-nationalist photographer boyfriend decide to visit the father she hasn't seen in years, the tragicomic reunion shatters her illusions and provokes the two lovers to reveal that they are both the wounded children of alcoholics. The revelation changes their perception of themselves and each other and serves as a springboard to a new way of relating. This award winning short narrative co-stars Daresha Kyi and Isaiah Washington in his first film.
The Thinnest Line
Director
Award-winning short drama about friendship and jealousy between a stay-at-home mom and her career-driven friend.