Speaker Deniese Davis
Deniese Davis began her career producing music videos, short films and digital content including Issa Rae's award-winning web series The Mis-Adventures of Awkward Black Girl. She is currently an Co-Executive Producer on the HBO Emmy-nominated comedy series Insecure and a Producer on HBO’s Emmy-nominated A Black Lady Sketch Show. After 8 years of producing for Hoorae Media (fka Issa Rae Productions), Deniese recently launched her own production company Reform Media Group while continuing her work as co-founder of ColorCreative, a management company for diverse and emerging writers and filmmakers. Originally from Las Vegas, NV, Deniese is an alumna of CUNY-Brooklyn College (BA, Film Production) and the American Film Institute Conservatory (MFA, Producing). She sits on the board of Black Public Media and is a founding member of AFI's Alumni Council for the Lawrence Herbert Alumni Center (LHAC).
Speaking on: Meet the BANFF Board of Directors and Content Advisory Board; Expanding your audience through the power of diverse storytelling (panel + mixer)