Kelley Kali
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Kelley Kali | |
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| Born | Kelley Kali Chatman Northridge, California, U.S. |
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| Occupation(s) | Director, actor, writer, and producer |
| Known for | I'M FINE (Thanks for Asking) |
Kelley Kali Chatman[1] is an American director, actor, writer, and producer. She is the creator of the 2021 indie film I'm Fine (Thanks for Asking), which has won several awards in the film festival circuit.[2]
Biography
Kali was born in Northridge, California.
She got her bachelor's degree in anthropology, with majors in archeology and minors in film and classical civilization from Howard University.[3][1] As a student there, Kali directed on multiple episodes for the Belize dramatic television series Noh Matta Wat![4][5]
She attended the USC School of Cinematic Arts in TV and Film Production program, graduating with a Master of Fine Arts in 2018.[6] She released the short film Lalo's House, a drama concerning child sex trafficking in Haiti. According to Kali, the film was nine years in the making and had been part of her application project as well as her thesis project for USC.[6][7] The film won the Programmers Award at the Pan African Film Festival.[8]
Kali was professionally trained in acting at Ivana Chubbuck Studios and received training in directing from the University of California.[citation needed][when?]
She was also selected to work with Ron Howard and Brian Grazer's company New Form to develop her web series, The Discovery of Dit Dodson.[citation needed][when?]
In 2020, Kali directed, wrote, produced, and starred in the feature film, I'm Fine (Thanks for Asking), which was released on August 7, 2021.[9][10]
Kali will be directing a television drama called Kemba which is produced by MPI and will be broadcast on BET.[11]
Awards
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- 2021 Academy Gold Fellowship[12]
- SXSW Special Jury Recognition for Multi-Hyphenate Storyteller to Kelley Kali[13][14]
- 45th Annual Student Academy Award
- Directors Guild of America Student Filmmaker Award[15]
- KCET Fine Cut Award[16]
- Shadow and Act's “Rising Award”[17]
- Diversity in Cannes Showcase, sponsored by Viola Davis and Julius Tennon's JuVee Productions - Jury Award and Audience Award[17]
- Florida Film Festival - Special Jury Award for Persistence of Vision to Kelley Kali[18]
- Paul Robeson Award – Noh Matta Wat!
- Best Short Film at Calcutta International Cult Films Festival – Lola's House
- Carthage Film Festival Award – Lola's House
- The Programmers' Award at the Oscar - qualifying Pan African Film Festival
References
- ^ a b "Kelley Kali Chatman". USC Graduate Admission. University of Southern California. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ "Videos". 22 October 2021.
- ^ "Kelley Kali". CINE POBRE.
- ^ "7 News Belize".
- ^ https://edition.channel5belize.com/archives/9154
- ^ a b "USC Cinematic Arts | School of Cinematic Arts News".
- ^ Team, Blavity Engineering. "Kelley Kali". Shadow and Act.
- ^ "Voices of Black Women Get Lift from Virtual Film Series - Pan African Film & Arts Festival (PAFF)". 9 March 2022.
- ^ "Kelley Kali". MUBI.
- ^ "Kelley Kali | Apple TV".
- ^ Grobar, Matt (September 16, 2022). "Nesta Cooper To Star In Drama 'Kemba' From MPI & BET; Kelley Kali Directing".
- ^ Yuma, Jennifer (December 16, 2021). "Academy Announces Recipients of 2021 Golden Fellowship For Women – Film News in Brief".
- ^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (March 19, 2021). "SXSW Film Festival: 'The Fallout' And Docu 'Lily Topples The World' Among Jury Award Winners".
- ^ "Kelley Kali and Angelique Molina's SXSW Winner "I'm Fine (Thanks for Asking)" Lands at BET Her". womenandhollywood.com.
- ^ Robb, David (December 4, 2018). "USC Tops DGA Student Film Awards For Second Straight Year".
- ^ "KCET's Fine Cut Announces Student Winners Ahead of Oct. 2 Broadcast | the Hollywood Times".
- ^ a b Jones, Monique. "Shadow And Act RISING Award Winner Kelley Kali Wins Jury Award And More At Diversity In Cannes Showcase". Shadow and Act.
- ^ https://www.floridafilmfestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/FFF-2021-Award-Winners-Press-Release.pdf [bare URL PDF]