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Daresha Kyi

Daresha Kyi

DirectorProducerActorProduction 1988–2025 (37 year career)
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Biography

Daresha Kyi is currently in post-production on the feature doc Black Voters Matter. In 2018 she was commissioned by the ACLU to direct Trans in America: Texas Strong, which garnered over 3.5 million views online, premiered at SXSW, won two Webby Awards and an Emmy for “Outstanding Short Documentary.” In 2017 she co-directed the feature doc Chavela.

Known For

Chavela
Film

Chavela

Director
Subject
Film

Subject

Self
One Person, One Vote?
Film

One Person, One Vote?

Producer
Mama Bears
Film

Mama Bears

Director
Trans in America: Texas Strong
Film

Trans in America: Texas Strong

Director
Love, Joy & Power: Tools for Liberation
Film

Love, Joy & Power: Tools for Liberation

Director
Battleground Georgia
Film

Battleground Georgia

Director
A Litany for Survival: The Life and Work of Audre Lorde
Film

A Litany for Survival: The Life and Work of Audre Lorde

Unit Production Manager

Filmography