Danae Grandison
New York based writer/director Danae Grandison was born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica. She graduated from School of Visual Arts’ Masters program in Directing with an M.P.S. in 2016 and holds a B.F.A. in Graphic design and Advertising from the Fashion Institute of Technology. She has produced award-winning shorts, music videos and branded content.
New York based writer/director Danae Grandison was born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica. She graduated from School of Visual Arts’ Masters program in Directing with an M.P.S. in 2016 and holds a B.F.A. in Graphic design and Advertising from the Fashion Institute of Technology. She has produced award-winning shorts, music videos and branded content.
Her second short film "Unspoken" premiered at UrbanWorld, touring in the USA, and throughout the Caribbean, and Africa. 'Unspoken' has won Best Short film at Katra Film Series. Grandison has received recognition by her peers for the Young, Gifted & Black award and a proclamation from the Mayor of New York for her film endeavors. As well as honored with NYWIFT Most Outstanding Female Content Creator in Katra Series Grand Finale. Danae recently accepted into the 2019 inaugural Australian International Screen Forum for Women Screen Workshop where she developed further her first feature film Unspoken - an adaptation based off The Bed Head. Grandison is a member of NYWIFT and JAFTA.