DIRECTORS

CARALENE ROBINSON (Writer/Director) is a director with a focus on stories featuring women and the underrepresented. Pandemic inspired short film “Reopening” won the 2021 Richard and Ellen Sandor Best Short at the Black Harvest Film Festival. Digital series “The Table” won 2023 Best Indie Episodic at the Essence Film Festival. Workplace digital series "Ms/Manage," screened at American Black Film Festival, Pan African Film Festival, Newfest, and more. Caralene’s additional directing projects include an episode of BRIC TV series “Sauce," “The Hotline” a BETHer short on the subject of domestic violence starring Keri Hilson and Raheem Devaughn, the State of the City Address video for Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka, and short films “The Bill” and “Disordher.” She’s also produced and directed brand campaigns for clients such as AARP, Dove, Compass, and Shea Moisture. Caralene is a 2024 Shondaland SeriesFest Women's Directing Finalist, a 2023 Ryan Murphy Half Initiative Shadow and a 2022 Blackhouse Fellow. Her professional experience includes roles at Viacom and Global Citizen. Caralene is a graduate of Howard University and NYU.