Biography
Jami'L Carter is a director, writer, poet, producer, and educator. She has a Bachelor's degree in English from Southeastern Louisiana University and an MFA in Film Production from the University of New Orleans. With a passion for storytelling, Jami'L pursued a career in film where she produces impactful films and visuals and writes compelling stories. Her art implores thought and brings awareness to relational conflicts, personal trauma and growth, and social and personal perspective. Such examples of her work are festival selected films: “Tender Curiosity” and “To Get By” and published poems: “Void: Generational Wounds” and “Alligatoridae”. Her most recent film, "Below The Veil", is currently in the film festival circuit. Her writing can be found in Passengers Journal, Decolonial Passage, and Free Spirit. Jami'L is a part of the New Orleans Film Society 2024 Emerging Voices Director's Lab and was selected for Full Armor Conservatory's 2024 Screenwriting Intensive. As an educator, she aims to inspire the next generation, assist them in finding their voice and their individuality, and inform them that their future holds no boundaries. A self-described flaneur, she thrives to impact the world the best way she knows how, with her writing.