Omar S. Kamara

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 is currently in pre-production, directing his next feature with 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.

Courses and Content

Self-Paced Course

Screenwriting: From Outline to First Draft of Your Screenplay

With: Deborah Goodwin and 7 more

$595

Screenwriting: From Outline to First Draft of Your Screenplay

Intermediate

With: Deborah Goodwin, Kimberly Barrante, Sonte'nish Myers, Omar S. Kamara, Lindsay Stidham, Julia Camara, Meedo Taha and Tony Sebastian Ukpo

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