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Craig T. Williams

A native New Yorker, Craig is a 2025 Snarky Cohort member and has been an indie filmmaker for over 2 decades. A writer/producer at Red Wall Productions, a film production company he founded with Rosalyn Coleman Williams, his wife and partner of more than 20 years, together, they have created over 50 film projects. His journey landed him his first staff writing job on the hit TV show "TERROR LAKE DRIVE" on ALLBLK. 

BIOGRAPHY

Writer/Producer

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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.

PROJECTS

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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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PRESS

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Zari to Screen at Inaugural Napa Valley Asian American Film Festival
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Highlighting Films from CAPE: API Women + Nonbinary Filmmakers
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South Asian Filmmaking Spotlighted At CAAMFest 2025
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Mountain Mayhem: The 34th edition of Shortsfest
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Shruti Parekh: Award Winning Filmmaker & Director of Zari

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