Eliyannah Amirah Yisrael

I make cinema for Black America.

Hood New Wave, films with the formal seriousness of Italian Neorealism and the raw subjectivity of a Drill-era music video, shot on film, for the people the films are about. Fantasy, imagining worlds and magic and powers that reach the communities we inhabit and the ones to be created. Literary work that reaches deep into the hearts and minds of its subjects, movies with real meaning to and real stakes for the characters that live inside them.

My work is character driven. My specialty is drama. My focus is the Black Midwest, the region too often left out of the story of Black America.

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For those in the business, you'll recognize that I've designed my site like a call sheet. I like when websites feel alive and like a place where I can browse and spend time; I hope you'll spend some time with me here! For those not in the business, I love being on set and call sheets are the documents we receive everyday during production. It tells the who, what, where, why, when and how of a shooting day.

I love call sheets. I love reading them, love the details, and I love that whenever I send or receive one, it means I'm a part of a production and we're making movie magic. Set is my happy place, and call sheets are the proof they exist. So it seemed like the perfect way to carve out out my little corner of the internet. Enjoy, and come often!