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SHARI

LYNETTE CARPENTER

DIRECTOR & WRITER

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ABOUT SHARI

Award-winning filmmaker and born storyteller Shari jokingly says she came out of the womb with a pencil in her hand. Deceptive in its simplicity, her work is both subtle and surprising, embodying vulnerability, authenticity, and humanity across genres. 

 

Projects include films Three's Complicated, Kali's Vibe, Since Lisa, Proctor and Gamble PSA for the My Black is Beautiful campaign and the music video We’re The Ones, featuring Emmy Award nominee, Tituss Burgess. Shari was a script consultant on the second season of the Emmy Award-winning web series, We Speak New York. Throughout her career, Shari has worked with A list directors, producers, and actors including Spike Lee, Malcolm Lee, Denzel Washington, Robert DeNiro, Forest Whitaker, and Kerry Washington among others.

 

With more than two decades of industry experience, Shari is a consummate professional who creates an invigorating work environment and experience that brings out the best in both cast and crew, while skillfully navigating that delicate balance of staying on schedule and within budget. 

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For more on Shari check out her resume and get in touch using the contact page.

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ABOUT SHARI

AWARDS 

FELLOWSHIPS & LABS

Denver Pan African Film Festival Jury Award

Denver Pan African Film Festival Audience Award

Los Angeles Pan African Film Festival Vision Award

Black Filmmaker Hall of Fame Winner

Black American Cinema Society Winner

Martha's Vineyard Screenplay Competition Winner

Scriptapalooza Screenplay Competition Finalist

Acclaim Film Screenwriting Contest Finalist

Sundance Screenwriters Lab Finalist

Stowe Story Lab 

ABC Writer Development Fellow

ABC Daytime Directing Apprentice

CBS Diversity Institute Directing Fellow 

Independent Feature Project (IFP) Project Involve: NY Directing Fellow

NOMINATIONS

MEMBERSHIPS

Rockefeller Grant

IFP Independent Spirit Award Nominee Finalist

Gordon Parks Screenwriting Award 

Directors Guild of America

Film Fatales

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AWARDS
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CONTACT INFORMATION

 

MANAGER (Film and TV)

SOLA FASEHUN

THE DISTRIBUTION COLLECTIVE

​sola@thedistributioncollective.com

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