FILM
OPENING NIGHT – 2024
Thursday Dec 12th @ the Laemmle Newhall
OPENING NIGHT – 2024
Dahéli Hall
Dahéli Hall (pronounced da-hay-lee) is a versatile performer, writer, and director based in Los Angeles. Known for her work on Netflix’s Dear White People and Fox’s MADtv, she’s currently touring her award-winning comedy show SPADURA, an autobiographical love story that explores Dahéli’s journey through fertility challenges with humor and vulnerability.
With credits spanning television, film, and digital content, Dahéli has written and directed digital content for Funny or Die, VH1, and CBS, and her short films have been licensed to HBO. Dahéli has appeared on Grace & Frankie and in acclaimed director, Justin Simien’s Bad Hair on Hulu. She was a featured character on NBA2K and was a voice actor in Star Wars: The Bad Batch, a Disney+ animated series. She was the senior producer for the romantic fiction podcast True Love for Wondery.
Last Fall, Dahéli helped to launch the Sketch Performance curriculum at Emerson College Los Angeles as part of their Comedic Arts Program. This Spring, Dahéli was selected as one of five producing fellows for The Blackhouse Foundation and Starz #TakeTheLead initiative. Dahéli is a graduate of NYU Tisch and USC’s Stark Program and is a member of SAG-AFTRA and the WGA. She’s proud of her Haitian and Jamaican heritage and is dedicated to promoting diversity and professional development in the entertainment industry.
OPENING NIGHT – MOVIE
Independent thriller ‘Art of Diversion’ follows Mary, an art history student, in New York, pursued by a serial killer sibling duo aiming to claim her as an art prize.
