Directed by Daresha Ki Signs WME (Exclusive) –

Emmy-winning director Daresha Ki, who writes and produces films and television shows in Spanish and English, has joined the WME.

yes director mama bear, a film about the influence of a group of conservative Christian mothers who support LGBTQ children, which premiered at this year’s SXSW Documentary Feature Competition. The Doctor will also star as Michael Moore at the Traverse City Film Festival.

Kee has also made short documentaries for Time Studios and the SpringHill Company. Georgia is turning blueLarge-scale Georgia-based organizations working to combat voter suppression in Georgia and the United States

It is currently in post-production. black voters matter, A feature-length documentary that follows Cliff and April Albright and Latosha Brown from aspiring civil servants to revolutionary civil rights leaders and the crucial role they played in transforming Georgia from red to blue in 2020 and 2021.

The ACLU commissioned Ki to direct Trans America: Texas StrongPortrait of Kai Chapelle, a six-year-old transfer girl who fights with her mother, Kimberly, over anti-trans toilets in Texas.

The film received approximately 3.5 million views online, premiered at SXSW and won the News and Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary Short, as well as two Webby Awards.

In 2017, Ki was director and co-producer. keyThe award-winning Spanish-language documentary about lesbian ranchera singer Chavela Vargas, while she is also a producer. consignments from Cleveland.

Kyi continues to manage ColorCreative’s James Shan.