La'Chris Jordan

La'Chris Jordan is a Los Angeles-based playwright, writer/director and proud Aniyunwiyan descendant (a 3rd great-granddaughter) of abolitionist and Underground Railroad conductor Charity Davis Broady. An alum of the 2021 BIPOC Writers Fellowship: Adapting Books to Screen and the Stowe Story Labs, La'Chris is known for writing female-led historicals, gritty dramas and gun-slinging westerns such as Piney Ridge, Roses in the Water and The Softwalkers. After graduating from the University of Washington, La'Chris began her career in journalism and public relations, working for advertising powerhouse F97 McCann Worldgroup and The Gulf News in Dubai, UAE. Upon her return to the U.S., La'Chris focused on theatre, TV and film which led to her being named 'One of the 50 Playwrights to Watch' by the Dramatists Guild as well as a Top 20 Semifinalist for the Lila Acheson Wallace American Playwrights Program at Juilliard. La'Chris' work has also been recognized by the Academy Nicholl Fellowship for Screenwriting (Top 10%), Sundance Episodic Lab, The Writers Lab NYC, and the Austin Film Festival, among many others. In 2019, La'Chris wrote, directed and produced her debut short, January 14th, which had its World Premiere at the Pan African Film Festival. The film went on to be the Official Selection of 75+ film festivals and obtain 50+ award wins and nominations. La'Chris recently adapted Dani Lamia's horror fiction novel The Raven for Level 4 Press. The founder of DiverseCinemadb, La'Chris recently launched an online interview series The American Aboriginals with Emmy-nominated producer Brian Isom.