Contessa Gayles
Biography
Contessa is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and journalist, and an Emmy-nominated producer. She tells stories about identity, socio-political movement, healing, liberation, and radical imagination, with a focus on race and gender.
Known For
Director
2024
Songs from the Hole
as Director
2024
The Debutantes
as Director
2023
Founder Girls
as Director
2018
The Feminist on Cellblock Y
as Director
Producer
Editor
2024
Songs from the Hole
as Editor
2018
The Feminist on Cellblock Y
as Editor
Camera
2022
For Our Children
as Director of Photography
2018
The Feminist on Cellblock Y
as Director of Photography
Crew
2020
Surge
as Cinematography
Writer
2024
Songs from the Hole
as Writer