Omar Kamara

Writer/Director Omar S. Kamara is a first-generation Sierra Leonean American, Virginia native, and graduate of AFI. His thesis film, MASS AVE, won the Grand Prize at the Director's Guild of America Student Film Awards, was named a Finalist in HBO's Short Film Competition at ABFF, and was nominated for the Grand Prix at Clermont-Ferrand International Film Festival. The film was licensed by HBO and is currently streaming on HBO Max. In addition to winning the Silver Screen at the Cannes Lions Young Director Award, Kamara's films have been a selection at numerous Oscar-Qualifying film festivals. The feature screenplay of MASS AVE was named a Winner in Austin Film Festival's Pitch Competition and a Finalist in ScreenCraft's Screenwriting Fellowship. Kamara aspires to make films that touch on his first-generation experiences and highlight and honor the African Diaspora.