Danielle Deadwyler Joins Atlanta Film Society Board of Directors

Danielle Deadwyler is a multidisciplinary performance artist, actor, and filmmaker. An Atlanta native, Deadwyler is rooted in theatre, dance, and creative writing. 

     As a professional actor, Deadwyler has performed in productions with Kenny Leon's True Colors Theatre and the Tony Award-winning Alliance Theatre.  Deadwyler has since performed in numerous television and film roles, presented nationally and internationally, including Watchmen (HBO), Atlanta (FX), FBI: Most Wanted (CBS), and The Haves & The Have Nots (OWN), among a host of independent films and experimental works. She will be seen next in the forthcoming Netflix feature The Harder They Fall and HBO’s Station Eleven.

     Danielle’s history over the years with the Atlanta Film Society is far-reaching, featuring her own films in both the Atlanta Film Festival and the Airport Shorts Program, having served as a screening committee member, panelist, juror, and being selected as a Filmmaker-in-Residence. Deadwyler’s work has also been screened in the New Orleans Film Festival, Cucalorus Film Festival, and Oxford Film Fest among others.

     She graduated from Spelman College and received a Master’s of Arts in American Studies from Columbia University and holds an MFA in creative writing.