Danielle Deadwyler is a multidisciplinary artist, writer, actor, and filmmaker.  As an actor, she is unforgettable in Station 11, Watchmen, Atlanta, and The Harder They Fall.  As a filmmaker and producer, Danielle’s work has been screened at the Creative Loafing Atlanta, New Orleans Film Festival, Oxford Film Fest, and more. As a performance artist, her work has been included in the Atlanta Contemporary Museum among others. She is a graduate of Spelman College and holds a masters in American Studies from Columbia University and masters in Creative Writing from Ashland University in Ohio. Danielle stars as Zora in From Scratch and as Mamie Till in the critically acclaimed 2022 film Till about the life of Emmett Till and Mamie, a mother who changed history. I had the privilege and pleasure of seeing Danielle's artistry up close while working together, and I can tell you that she is an artist, a thinker, and change maker for our time. I know you will enjoy and be illuminated by my conversation with Danielle.

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