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Dionne Edwards

Writer / Director

Dionne is a screenwriter and director. Her debut feature PRETTY RED DRESS, starring Natey Jones, Alexandra Burke and newcomer Temilola Olatunbosun, was produced with the support of the BFI and BBC Film. PRETTY RED DRESS had its world premiere at the BFI London Film Festival 2022 and was released in June 2023 to overwhelmingly positive reviews.

PRETTY RED DRESS follows Dionne’s 2016 short WE LOVE MOSES, which premiered at the BFI London Film Festival and went on to screen at over fifty festivals worldwide, including ABFF and TIFF, picking up nine awards. It has been licensed for television by Cine+, Canal+, HBO, Netflix and Disney+.

Dionne’s TV directing credits includes upcoming Disney Plus series: A Thousand Blows created by Steven Knight, starring Stephen Graham, Malachi Kirby and Erin Doherty. Netflix’s upcoming series: Everything Now, starring Sophie Wilde, Lauryn Ajufo and Stephen Fry.  In 2019, she was named a Screen International Star of Tomorrow. The same year, the Sundance Institute invited Dionne to both its Screenwriting and Directing Labs and subsequently named Dionne a fellow of the inaugural Women at Sundance Adobe Fellowship 2020/21.

Credits

FEATURE FILM
Date: 2023
Production (role):
PRETTY RED DRESS
Company:
Teng Teng Films / BFI / BBC Films
Project details:
Feature Film
Writer & Director

Long-listed for Best Debut Director at British Independent Film Awards

Long-listed for Best Debut Screenwriter at British Independent Film Awards
TELEVISION
Date: 2024
Production (role):
A Thousand Blows
Company:
Disney + / The Story Collective
Project details:
Currently In Production
Date: 2023
Production (role):
Everything Now
Company:
Netflix / Left Bank Pictures
Project details:
Director of Episodes 5 & 6
Date: 2018
Production (role):
Top Boy
Company:
Cowboy / Netflix
Project details:
2nd Unit Directing on first block
Date: 2018
Production (role):
On the Edge: 'That Girl'
Company:
Blacklight TV / Channel 4
WRITING FOR TELEVISION
Date: 2020
Production (role):
HALF BAD
Company:
Imaginarium / Netflix
Project details:
Writers Room & One Script
SHORT FILM
Date: 2016
Production (role):
WE LOVE MOSES
Project details:
Writer & Director
IN DEVELOPMENT
Production (role):
WISE GIRL
Company:
Teng Teng Films / BBC Films
Project details:
Feature Film
Writer & Director

Credits

  • Date
    Production (role)
    Company
    Project details
  • Date: 2023
    Production (role): PRETTY RED DRESS
    Company: Teng Teng Films / BFI / BBC Films
    Project details: Feature Film
    Writer & Director

    Long-listed for Best Debut Director at British Independent Film Awards

    Long-listed for Best Debut Screenwriter at British Independent Film Awards
  • Date
    Production (role)
    Company
    Project details
  • Date: 2024
    Production (role): A Thousand Blows
    Company: Disney + / The Story Collective
    Project details: Currently In Production
  • Date: 2023
    Production (role): Everything Now
    Company: Netflix / Left Bank Pictures
    Project details: Director of Episodes 5 & 6
  • Date: 2018
    Production (role): Top Boy
    Company: Cowboy / Netflix
    Project details: 2nd Unit Directing on first block
  • Date: 2018
    Production (role): On the Edge: 'That Girl'
    Company: Blacklight TV / Channel 4
    Project details:
  • Date
    Production (role)
    Company
    Project details
  • Date: 2020
    Production (role): HALF BAD
    Company: Imaginarium / Netflix
    Project details: Writers Room & One Script
  • Date
    Production (role)
    Project details
  • Date: 2016
    Production (role): WE LOVE MOSES
    Project details: Writer & Director
  • Production (role)
    Company
    Project details
  • Production (role): WISE GIRL
    Company: Teng Teng Films / BBC Films
    Project details: Feature Film
    Writer & Director
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