“Dara’s literary voice successfully captures history and it’s immensely entertaining too.”
–The Metro Times
Dara Frazier is a storyteller whose work explores identity, resilience, and lived experience across film, television, theater, and visual art. Her animated short, “Jazzy Bells”, starring Hawthorne James, premiered at the Pan African Film Festival and earned an NAACP Image Award nomination. Her debut play, “Passing”, sold out Off-Broadway and toured nationally.A member of the Harlem Writers Guild, whose past members include Maya Angelou and Terry McMillan, Frazier has written for television series on Disney and HBO Max. Her original pilot was named a Top 30 semifinalist in BET’s Project CRE8 competition. She is a playwright-in-residence at Towne Street Theatre and a member of Women of Color Filmmakers in Los Angeles.
Her directing credits include the indie drama “Not Every Woman”, starring Omar Gooding, Lodric Collins, and Erica Degraff, and the animated feature “The Sky Princess”, starring Vivica A. Fox and Angell Conwell. Her latest feature, “Painted and Tainted”, starring Ella Joyce, Ciarah Amaani, Nakia Dillard and Milli M., marks her work as writer, director, and producer, continuing her focus on complex, psychologically grounded storytelling.