SEP CREATOR
Craig T. Williams
Craig is an award-winning filmmaker, writer, and producer with over 20 years of experience. As co-founder of Red Wall Productions, he’s created 50+ projects and recently joined the writing team of TERROR LAKE DRIVE. A 2025 Snarky Cohort member, Craig leads Men of Color Unite (MOCU) and actively mentors emerging storytellers across film and TV.”
BIOGRAPHY
Writer/Producer
He has several projects in development, including “The Connectors,” a 1-hour mystery procedural, “Small Wonders,” a movie musical, and the family drama “Black Boys Don't Sew” which has Viola Davis attached as Executive Producer.
Craig’s fellowship wins include: Warner Brothers Discovery All Access TV Writer’s Program, The Gotham Film and Media - “TV Series Creator to Watch,” Pitch Black Storyteller Documentary Fellowship, New York Stage and Film Feature Writers Fellowship, and the Black TV and Film Collective Producers Fellowship.
Craig is the Executive Director of the newly launched Men of Color Unite (MOCU), a social action and 501(c) (3) non-profit organization that focuses on remedying the inequities that face Men of Color in today’s entertainment and media industries. In partnership with the Craft Institute, Craig created an in-person 3-day Writers Retreat in picturesque Martha’s Vineyard in September 2024. The retreat provided Four (4) Black screenwriters with the resources and tools to workshop their Feature Script or TV Pilot in a safe, supportive environment. He’s a mentor for The Craft Institute and for teen filmmakers at Reel Works Mentorship Program in Brooklyn.
Craig is represented by Martin To of Innovative Artists.
FEATURED PROJECT
Black Boys Don't Sew
After a violent manic episode, Ernie—a bipolar man who refuses medication—reunites with his estranged sister and impulsively takes his medicated nephew on a road trip, hoping to "save" him from the same fate. As the journey spirals out of control, Ernie must face the consequences of his actions and the limits of his own reality.
Written and produced by Craig Williams, directed by Rosalyn Williams, in partnership with Red Wall Productions.
AWARDS
NewFest
Grand Jury Prize for New York Narrative Short (Zari)
NewFest
Audience Award for Narrative Short (Zari)
San Luis Obispo International Film Festival
Audience Award for Narrative Short (Zari)
Portland Film Festival
Best Narrative Short (Esperanza)
Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival
Best Screenplay
Ojai Film Festival
Best Student Short
South Asian Film Festival of Montreal
Best Short Fiction
South Asian Film Festival of America
Audience Award for Narrative Short
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