Angela Gordon

Angela has always had a passion for the creative performing arts and enjoyed acting in theatre, independent films and bit-parts in soaps in New York City. In 2004, Angela left her career in finance and telecommunications sales and consulting to pursue her passion full-time in the entertainment capital of the world- Hollywood, California. She came with her first project in hand, “The Velvet Cuffs” which premiered in the Pan African Film Festival- LA in 2004, and won the Audience Award at the Women of Color Film Festival in NYC.

She was excited to made her directorial debut in 2010 in the 48 Hour Film Project with ” How Do You Spell Love?”, which screened in the 2011 PAFF, The Reel Sisters of the Diaspora at which it won The Humanity in Film Award, and won the audience award in the 48HFP. October 2011, it premiered at the American Embassy in Manzini, Swaziland and in South Africa at the Gold Lion Film Festival. ” The Last Job” premiered at the 2014 Capital City Black Film Festival and screened at the 2015 The Hollywood Festival of New Cinema, Iron Mule, BHERC and Cine Fest-LA, San Francisco Black Film Fest , Catalina International Film Festival. More recently, Angela’s work has screened globally at festivals including Diversity in Cannes Women Director’s Showcase, The Rwanda Film Festival l, The Cape Verde International Film Festival and The Congo Filmz Festival.

Currently Angela is preparing to direct her first feature, “Remy & Chance”, with preproduction beginning spring 2022.in Los Angeles and Lagos, Nigeria. Angela is an active member of Alliance of Women Directors, NAWBO and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority,Inc. In 2021 she was awarded The California Dreamin’ Fellowship with Writers Bootcamp and was also selected for the Women In Film Producers Circle Mentorship Program. In Los Angeles, Blue Ice Pictures holds 7 small business certifications with the City of LA , LA County, the State of CA and several other municipalities to create municipal and commercial content in addition to the narrative work. Angela holds a degree in Int’l Finance from Howard University.