Candace Bellamy
Candace Bellamy is a filmmaker, physician, musician, and emerging executive coach whose work sits at the intersection of storytelling, service, and care. Drawing from her experience as a civilian physician in the U.S. military system, she approaches each project with a commitment to empathy, clarity, and honoring lived experience.
Her first documentary, Healer: The Dr. Joycelyn Elders Story—broadcast on San Antonio PBS and screened in classrooms across the country—follows the remarkable journey of the first African American U.S. Surgeon General. Through Candace’s lens, Dr. Elders’ story becomes an accessible portrait of leadership, perseverance, and impact.
Candace’s current film, Daughters of the Soil: The Story of Black Cowgirls, explores the long-overlooked contributions of Black women to the American West. While the film is rooted in history, it is told through the lives of modern cowgirls, whose daily work, challenges, and triumphs help illuminate a legacy that has too often gone unrecognized. Filmed in a vérité style, the project brings audiences into intimate moments that show not only who these women are today, but how their stories help us understand the past more fully.
Candace Bellamy creates films that open doors—to understanding, to reflection, and to a richer, more complete picture of our shared history.
