SHARON LEWIS

I love Directing. It’s the best gig ever (aside from the Mom gig). I have been in front of and behind the camera for over 25 years and have settled behind the camera where I am able to unleash and utilize my talents as a storyteller across all the required artistic practices to bring you a visual story; motion, music/sound, performance and design.

We don’t do this work for the honors, but it sure feels good. I have received a Canadian Screen Award for Best Direction of a Factual Series, multiple nominations for Best Director for my feature and documentary film work, eight Canadian Screen Awards nominations as a Showrunner and Director, and I can be seen in the Emmy and NAACP nominated documentary How It Feels to Be Free. I honed my directing skills at the prestigious University of California Los Angeles and then went on to direct my award-winning feature film debut Brown Girl Begins.

My episodic TV, feature docs, and indie film have been well received on HBO, Hulu, Netflix, Amazon, FX and every Canadian broadcaster platform. I am well known in the screen industry for my directing flair, distinct cinematic voice, respect with crew, and my ability to inspire award-winning performances from my actors.

I am developing several projects which put a spotlight on the stories and talents of black women, black queer women, and the BIPOC community through my production company urbansoul inc.