Tchaiko Omawale
Tchaiko is a writer/director whose filmmaking is influenced by growing up in 8 countries by age 16. Themes of living in and in-between, fill her work. Her impulses for fantasy connect to African indignity and the healing powers of body and spirit. Tchaiko most recently used etudes to create her action short film, 2 MOTHERS. Her debut feature film SOLACE is streaming on MGM+, Prime, and KweliTV. It won Special Jury Mention for Best Ensemble cast at the LA Film Festival and an Audience Award at the New Orleans Film Festival. Tchaiko's recent episodic work includes QUEEN SUGAR, CHERISH THE DAY, SACRIFICE, BMF, and GOOD TROUBLE. Her feature documentary LOOKING FOR TCHAIKO is in development and has been supported by Ford Foundation. Her second feature film, also in development, is a fantasy/horror biomythography called BEAST. It is a recipient of the 2024 Creative Capital Award.
