Mora Carew

Director, Producer and Screenwriter

Los Angeles, California

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About Mora

Mora Carew is a first generation Nigerian-American writer and director. She completed her first film, a fantasy/drama short, 2 Eye Drops from Normal, in October 2021. It was the recipient of the Programmers' Award at the 2022 30th Anniversary Pan African Film Festival. From 2018-2019, Mora was the apprentice to director Peter Bogdanovich in writing and directing, and assisted him in completing Orson Welles' final film "The Other Side of the Wind", and the Buster Keaton documentary, "The Great Buster - A Celebration". Mora is a graduate of Upright Citizens Brigade and 4-time recipient of their Diversity Scholarship. She was selected for the Alliance of Women Director’s Shadowing program in 2020 and the Directing the Actor Lab in 2022. She has a B.S. in Mathematics from the University of Pittsburgh and is currently working in finance at Shondaland.

Unique traits: I have a degree in Mathematics and Computer Science

Gender:
Female

Height:
5' 9"

Hair:
Long

Hair color:
Black

Eyes:
Brown

Ethnicity:
African American

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The Piano (2019)
Film (Horror) Director
The Second Coming of Christ (2018)
Film (Action, Drama and Family) Actress The journey of a woman scientist who, at the end of times, discovers that true Faith can bring Miracles.
Eden (2018)
TV Series Actress
Breakfast in Bed (2017)
Film (Short and Thriller) Actress When Noah tries to confess his feelings for Natalie and finds her with another man, something in him snaps - and he kidnaps her. Now, chained to his bed, Natalie must convince him to let her go before it's too late.
Boosters (2017)
Film (Comedy) Actress Boosting clothes has been and still is a big business in America. A group of new age boosters living in Los Angeles, years after the Riots led by James and Lisa boost from the wealthy and sell to the poor in hopes of opening their own clothing store.
The Choice (2017)
Film (Short and Drama) Actress When a couple (played by Lou Ferrigno Jr. and Flavia Costa) try to have a family after getting married and have a hard time getting pregnant, they decide to go see a doctor. Their world comes crashing down when they get the news that Cristina is terminally ill with stage 4 ovarian cancer. She prepares her loved ones, including her new husband for what is to come. Her mission is to show them it's is not about death but how to choose to live life. Written by Flavia Costa
S.L.A.G. (2017)
Film (Comedy) Actress Add a Plot »
The Z Virus (2017)
Television (Horror) Actress An apocalyptic TV series of survival when a deadly virus from a meteor turns the earth into a zombie infested world no one could have ever imagined.
Trust (and Other Lies We Tell Ourselves to Sleep at Night) (2017)
Film (Adventure, Comedy, Family, Music and 1 More) Actress After graduating from college, getting dumped by his girlfriend, and witnessing a robbery, a young man is forced to go on an all night adventure with a mysterious woman and her band of misfits.
The Spearhead Effect (2017)
Film (Thriller) Actress After exposing police corruption, a journalist is drawn into an underground world of violent vigilantism.
The Wedding Invitation (2017)
Film (Comedy and Romance) Actress A last minute invitation to an 80's prom-themed wedding puts three best friends in a desperate tailspin to land dates. Their mission, splattered with drunken-dry-heaving walk-of-shame moments, will require them to lay it all on the line for love.
Crush (2016)
Film (Short and Drama) Actress All is fair in love and...basketball. Six teens attend a summer basketball camp where they discover love and heartbreak.
Middle Drawer (2016)
Film (Short and Drama) Actress Add a Plot »
In Memory of Daniel Lee (2016)
Film (Short and Fantasy) Actress Add a Plot »
Unveiled (2016)
Film (Short, Drama and Fantasy) Actress Demons of the past will continue to manifest and fester as long as we let them. Who is strong enough to move forward?
Radical (2016)
Film (Drama) Actress A transgenerational examination of the power of the people in a democratic society.
Grim Weaver (2016)
Film (Horror) Actress Their marriages were perfect.... or so it seemed.... They had beautiful wives, talented children, powerful careers, wealth in abundance. But, lurking beneath the glossy exteriors of their narcissistic lives was a secret so dark, so dangerous, so deadly in its intent that it sent a spiritual emissary to lay claim to their lives!! Will they survive this killer .... from beyond the grave? Ernest and Michelle Serrano's GRIM WEAVER - coming this Fall! Even the hair on her beautiful head may have the power ...to kill your body and steal... YOUR SOUL!!. Written by Ernest Serrano
The Lone Road (2016)
Film (Action, Horror and Thriller) Actress "The Lone Road" is a suspense thriller in the vein of "Witness" and "Breakdown". It's the story of a young woman, Elizabeth, who after a couple of personal set backs, takes a mind-cleansing road trip, eventually coming to a remote town where she witnesses a brutal murder by a prominent citizen with a sinister secret. Trapped in the small town, she is pursued by a bunch of crazed killers with the family values of "Texas Chainsaw Massacre! Elizabeth, who once had her whole life ahead of her, now has death hot on her tail. Written by Jeffrey Kaye
Where Two or More Are Gathered (2016)
Film (Short and Family) Actress When Fr. Julio finds out the Bishop is coming to his afternoon Mass, he and his congregation panic. As the news spreads, the parishioners all react in their own way, and no one handles the news well.
The Coroner: I Speak for the Dead (2016)
Television Actress Add a Plot »
Sleight (2016)
Film (Action, Drama, Sci-Fi and Thriller) Actress A young street magician (Jacob Latimore) is left to care for his little sister after their parents passing, and turns to illegal activities to keep a roof over their heads. When he gets in too deep, his sister is kidnapped, and he is forced to use his magic and brilliant mind to save her. Written by Blumhouse
Murder Book (2016)
Television (Documentary and Crime) Actress Police detectives attempt to solve murder cases.
Deadball (2015)
Television (Comedy) Actress In the world of sports, there is nothing more important than....money!
Relativity (2015)
Film (Short and Comedy) Actress Add a Plot »
Silent Type (2015)
Film (Short and Comedy) Actress Add a Plot »
Black Magic P.D.
Television (Comedy, Crime, Drama and Fantasy) Actress Add a Plot »
Romantic Retrievals
Film Actress
Mississippi Twist
Film (Drama and Romance) Actress A young interracial couple falls in love through their love of dance, set against the backdrop of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement.
A Story of You
Film (Comedy, Drama and Romance) Actress Add a Plot »

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Awards

"2 Eye Drops from Normal" won the Programmers' Award at the 2022 Pan African Film Festival
(2022)
"The Piano" was an Official Selection at the Berlin Flash Film Festival in May 2019
(2018)
4-time Upright Citizens Brigade Diversity Scholarship Recipient