Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
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Featured Projects
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Nyarae Francis

Nyarae Francis

Inglewood

Summary

Multidisciplinary creative with experience in film, production, and education. Skilled in script coverage, directing, and cinematography, with a strong background in poetry, performance, and arts education. Featured by outlets such as The New York Times and the NAACP Image Awards, and selected for national stages including Brave New Voices. Passionate about inclusive storytelling and empowering youth through art and performance.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Teaching Artist

Get Lit: Words Ignite
Los Angeles
01.2025 - Current
  • Facilitated poetry and creative writing workshops in schools, fostering self-expression and literacy for middle and high school students.
  • Developed and delivered lesson plans that blended performance, literature, and spoken word.
  • Mentored students in writing, editing, and performance, supporting confidence and artistic growth.
  • Collaborated with educators and program staff to align workshops with classroom needs and student engagement goals.

Production Intern

Kas Kas Productions
Los Angeles
03.2025 - 06.2025
  • Company Overview: A start-up production company founded by Lionsgate's former Head of Diversity & Equity.
  • Supported a start-up production company founded by Lionsgate's former Head of Diversity & Equity.
  • Conducted script coverage, providing detailed analysis of screenplays for development consideration.
  • Assisted with research, development, and project coordination across various stages of production.
  • Gained exposure to independent film/TV production, with a focus on inclusive storytelling and equity-driven content.
  • A start-up production company founded by Lionsgate's former Head of Diversity & Equity.

Usher

Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
Beverly Hills
01.2023 - 12.2023
  • Greeting guests and providing them information about the Wallis.
  • Help customers with ticket purchases.
  • Assists guests with locating exits and amenities such as restrooms and concession areas.

Production Assistant

Unity for Humanity
Los Angeles
05.2022 - 05.2022
  • Prepare the set for filming.
  • Run errands for crew members.
  • Delivered messages to crew members.

Poetry Coach

HamLit
Los Angeles
01.2022 - 05.2022
  • Review team member poems.
  • Provide helpful feedback on performance.
  • Enhance the skills of poets in preparation for competition.

Cinematographer

New York Film Academy Youth Program
North Hollywood
06.2019 - 07.2019
  • Edited film created by other team members.
  • Conduct research.
  • Contributed to the production process.

Education

Santa Monica College - Film Major

Santa Monica College
Santa Monica, CA
08.2025

Richard Lawson Studios - WACO Theater -

Richard Lawson Studios - WACO Theater
North Hollywood
08.2025

Disney - Disney Animation Course -

Disney
North Hollywood
08.2025

Creative Career Lab Fellow
Get Lit: Words Ignite
05-2025

Alexander Hamilton High School -

Alexander Hamilton High School
Los Angeles
01.2022

Skills

  • Creative writing
  • Project management
  • Script analysis
  • Team collaboration
  • Lesson planning
  • Film production
  • Portfolio assessment

Accomplishments

  • Member of the Brave New Voices international youth poetry slam team 2020 and has quickly risen to having work featured at Black Lives Matter rallies, SoCal Public Broadcast networks, and read on stage by Julia Roberts at a nationally broadcast Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee event in 06/2020.
  • Nyarae Francis is an Actor/Film director who takes classes at the Waco theater where she has directed short films covering the topics of Abuse, Teen Pregnancy, and a pizza delivery man.
  • She has participated in the New York Film Academy summer program where she wrote, directed, and starred in her silent short film about racial profiling.

Featured Projects

  • Snapchat - Hey You Good, a series on black mental health
  • Numbers Story - Poet for California Surgeon General
  • NAACP Image Awards - Young Creative Series
  • New York Times - The Future of Poetry, October
  • Every Vote Counts: A Celebration of Democracy - Youth Poet

Timeline

Production Intern

Kas Kas Productions
03.2025 - 06.2025

Teaching Artist

Get Lit: Words Ignite
01.2025 - Current

Usher

Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
01.2023 - 12.2023

Production Assistant

Unity for Humanity
05.2022 - 05.2022

Poetry Coach

HamLit
01.2022 - 05.2022

Cinematographer

New York Film Academy Youth Program
06.2019 - 07.2019

Santa Monica College - Film Major

Santa Monica College

Richard Lawson Studios - WACO Theater -

Richard Lawson Studios - WACO Theater

Disney - Disney Animation Course -

Disney

Creative Career Lab Fellow

Alexander Hamilton High School -

Alexander Hamilton High School

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