Arkasha Stevenson

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Arkasha Stevenson is an American filmmaker and former journalist. She has directed episodes of Legion and Briarpatch , as well as the third season of Channel Zero. She made her feature directorial debut with the 2024 horror film The First Omen , prequel of the omen franchise.

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Career

Prior to working in entertainment, Stevenson worked as a photojournalist for the Los Angeles Times . [1]

In 2015, Stevenson won the Iris Prize for her thesis film Vessels, which is about black market breast enhancements in the transgender community. [2] [3] She and her writing partner Tim Smith first worked together on Pineapple, a short film which debuted at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. [1]

In 2018, Stevenson directed the third season of the Syfy horror series Channel Zero. [4] In 2021, she directed the first episode of the Netflix horror series Brand New Cherry Flavor , which Smith co-produced. [4] [1]

In May 2022, Stevenson was announced as the director of the 2024 horror film The First Omen , a prequel to The Omen (1976). She and Smith also did the rewrite. [1]

Filmography

Short film

YearTitleDirectorWriter
2015VesselsYesYes
2017PineappleYesYes

Feature film

YearTitleDirectorWriter
2024 The First Omen YesYes

Television

YearTitleNotes
2018 Channel Zero Season 3
2019 Legion Episode "Chapter 24"
2020 Briarpatch Episode "Game Theory and Mescaline"
2021 Brand New Cherry Flavor Episode "I Exist"

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