Omar S. Kamara - Sundance Collab

Writer/Director Omar S. Kamara is a Sierra Leonean American and a graduate of AFI. He is a Grand Prize Winner of the DGA Student Film Awards, and his debut feature film, African Giants, which he independently wrote, directed, and produced, won the Audience Award at the 2024 Slamdance Film Festival and was subsequently picked up for worldwide distribution.

Kamara recently completed his sophomore feature produced by Kevin Hart’s HartBeat. He was selected as an Inaugural Resident in Rideback Rise as well as Lena Waithe's Rising Voices. His projects have played at numerous film festivals, including Tribeca, and his work has been featured on HBO Max, Hulu, and Amazon Prime. Additionally, he is currently developing a TV Series as well as a horror feature with Two-Time Oscar Nominee, Djimon Hounsou. Kamara’s films touch on his first-generation experiences and strive to highlight and honor the African Diaspora.

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Self-Paced Course

Directing Actors

With: Tessa Blake and 2 more

$395

Directing Actors

Beginner to Intermediate

With: Tessa Blake, Omar S. Kamara and Jorge G Camarena

In just eight weeks, an accomplished director will give you the tools to transform a script into a roadmap that takes your vision from ideas to final cut. In this introductory level self-paced course, you'll explore and experiment with how to approach your collaboration with actors from auditions to working on set.

$395

Self-Paced Course

Screenwriting: From Outline to First Draft of Your Screenplay

With: Deborah Goodwin and 8 more

$595

Screenwriting: From Outline to First Draft of Your Screenplay

Intermediate

With: Deborah Goodwin, Julia Camara, Omar S. Kamara, Tom Huang, Celia C. Peters, Tony Sebastian Ukpo, Meedo Taha, Kimberly Barrante and Sonte'nish Myers

You’ve got a great idea for a movie and fleshed out an outline for your screenplay. Now, it’s time to start writing that script that gets past gatekeepers and grabs your reader’s attention — whether it’s an assistant, an agent, an executive, a financier, or the talent you want on screen. In this course you will move from outline to completing a first draft of your screenplay (90-120 pages).

$595