Eliyannah Amirah Yisrael

Sunshine Moxie Entertainment Company
Director and Screenwriter

Chicago, Illinois

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July 2012

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About Eliyannah

Writer/Director, Eliyannah Amirah Yisrael is a product of two diverse upbringings. The first of those was her physical community: the south side of Chicago in the 80s and 90s, a place where the harsh realities of survival blind people to the beautiful miracle of having a dream. The second was her imaginative community: the worlds she was able to inhabit because of books. Reading expanded her world at a very young age so she’s often thought not only of her brothers and sisters from her little corner of the world but also of her brothers and sisters in other cultures and countries.

Eliyannah is a creative professional with a wealth of experience in both independent and studio systems. In addition to producing and directing independent projects for over 10 years, Eliyannah has worked as an assistant on films and episodic material for Sony, FOX, NBC, Lionsgate, ABC/
Disney, and Participant Media among others. Beginning her educational career at Chicago State University with a BA in Communications, Media Arts and Theatre, Eliyannah continued her studies in Loyola Marymount University’s MFA Production Program.

Tupac Shakur once talked about the roses that grow from concrete and Eliyannah is proud to be one of those roses. Growing up on the south side of Chicago has instilled in her a grounded foundation of strength, community, pride and perseverance. Her voice and her stories are made up of the voices and the stories of other women of color. She’s interested in who we were, who we are and who we’re becoming.

Gender:
Female

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Black Girl Go (2015)
Internet by Sunshine Moxie Entertainment Director
Markham Tactical (2015)
Film (short) by Byonity Entertainment Production Consultant/Asst. to Director
How We Flew Across the Water (2015)
Film (short) by Sunshine Moxie Entertainment Writer/Director
Frustrated - Music Video (2014)
Video by Sunshine Moxie Entertainment Director
Stay Late - Music Video (2014)
Video by Sunshine Moxie Entertainment Director
The Weight of Sadness (2014)
Film (short) by Sunshine Moxie Entertainment Writer/Director
Sundance Film Festival (2014)
Hosting by Sundance Film Festival Film Office Volunteer
Empire (2014)
Television by 20th Century Fox Asst. to EP/Director
Empire (2014)
Television by 20th Century Fox Asst. to Showrunner
The Life I Carry (2013)
Film (short) by Between The Chaos Director
Divergent (2013)
Film by Lionsgate Editorial PA
Crisis (2013)
Television by 20th Century Fox Office PA
The Answer is Love (2011)
Theater by Sunshine Moxie Entertainment Writer/Director