"A true artist is not one who is inspired, but one who inspires others"

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Cephra Stuart

Cephra Stuart

Writer | Actress | Director | Strategist

Cephra is an award-winning writer, director, and producer whose work has been recognized at multiple festivals including HollyShorts, the Austin Film Festival, and the Micheaux Film Festival. Her debut feature, San Francisco Bae, earned acclaim for its fresh blend of romance, humor, and social commentary.Her feature script Spirit Lines has garnered significant traction in the industry, placing her as a CineStory Feature Fellowship Semifinalist, an Athena Film Lab Finalist. This fall she was also selected as a visiting artist at the PEAR Residency at Key West Studios, where she continued developing the project.Cephra’s storytelling blends emotional truth, psychological insight, and cultural investigation, exploring themes of identity, ambition, belonging, and heartbreak. Whether she is in development or on set, she builds layered, character-driven narratives designed to entertain while sparking meaningful conversation.Most recently, she has supported creative executives at Olive Bridge Entertainment, Mandalay Pictures, and State Street Pictures, contributing to the pitching and packaging of film and television projects. She was also part of the founding team at Mansa, a streaming platform dedicated to amplifying underrepresented voices.Before transitioning into filmmaking full-time, Cephra worked at The Walt Disney Studios, Twitter, and Bumble, advising executives on strategy, culture, and audience engagement. Across every role, she brings clarity, courage, and purpose. For Cephra, storytelling is a space where vulnerability becomes strength and truth becomes transformation.

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FILMS

San Francisco bae

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Color | 94 minutes | EnglishMicheaux Film Festival, 2024
Winter Film Awards, 2025
African American Women in Cinema, 2025

STARRING: Chasity Sereal & Paul WangSCREENWRITER: Cephra StuartPRODUCERS: Cephra Stuart & Duke SayerCINEMATOGRAPHER: Anup KulkarniEDITOR: Nisha AnandPRODUCTION DESIGNER: Jasmine ThompsonCOSTUME DESIGNER: Gabriel MolinaCOMPOSERS: Cephra Stuart & Stephen Ross

San Francisco Bae - Trailer

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Scripts

Scripts

TitleTypeGenre
Crystal's ListFeatureDrama
Spirit LinesFeatureMystery
Writer's BlockFeatureRom-Com
Between the LinesFeatureThriller
Artificial LightShortSci-fi/Drama
Swing of ThingsShortRom-Com
Love at SpeedShortRom-Com
The Third DegreePilotDrama
Ex-StaticPilotDrama
Sisterly LovePilotThriller
Pitch DoctorPilotDrama
Picture of screenplay awards received thus far

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