Kendi King

Kendi King began her studies at NYU Tisch Film School, and completed a B.A. in Documentary Filmmaking at Spelman College. She is an ambitious writer/director of both stage and screen with a passion for uplifting unheard stories from oppressed communities. Kendi has professional experience in film production & post across all genres. She’s worked for industry leaders such as Netflix (inaugural post-production intern), HBO (assistant sound editor, ‘Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show’), and NBCUniversal (Original Voices Fellowship). She is an Emmy-nominated director (Sports Emmys ‘24), a graduate of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Gold Rising program, and was most recently named the Mountainfilm Emerging Filmmaker of the Year (2024).