Shatara Michelle Ford | |
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Occupation(s) | Director, writer, producer |
Years active | 2016– present |
Notable work | Test Pattern |
Shatara Michelle Ford is an American director, writer, and producer. Their feature film directorial debut Test Pattern (2019) received critical acclaim. [1]
Ford gained prominence in 2019 for Test Pattern , their feature film directorial debut. The story follows Renesha and Evan, a young interracial couple seeking medical care after Renesha is sexually assaulted by a stranger. [2] Ford also wrote and produced the film. [3] Test Pattern debuted in August 2019 at the BlackStar Film Festival, where it received the Lionsgate/STARZ Producer Award. [4] Additional accolades were awarded at the New Orleans Film Festival and the deadCENTER Film Festival. [4]
Their forthcoming coming-of-age film, Queen Elizabeth, was named to the 2017 Black List. [1] It is in development as of 2021. [4]
They cited German Expressionism and Alfred Hitchcock as key influences. [5]
Ford was raised in St. Louis, Missouri. [1] Ford uses they/them pronouns. [2]
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2019 | BlackStar Film Festival | Lionsgate/STARZ Producer Award | Test Pattern | Won | [6] |
New Orleans Film Festival | Best Narrative Feature | Won | [6] | ||
2020 | DeadCENTER Film Festival | Special Jury Prize | Won | [7] | |
2021 | Gotham Awards | Best Feature | Nominated | [8] | |
Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award | Nominated | [8] | |||
Los Angeles Film Critics Circle Awards | New Generation Prize | Won (tied with Prayers for the Stolen ) | [9] | ||
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle | Special Citation for Independent Cinema | Won (tied with Kuessipan ) | [10] | ||
Women Film Critics Circle Awards | Josephine Baker Award | Nominated | [11] | ||
2022 | Austin Film Critics Association | Special Honorary Award | Won | [12] | |
Black Reel Awards | Outstanding Independent Film | Pending | [13] | ||
Independent Spirit Awards | Best First Feature | Pending | [14] | ||
Best First Screenplay | Pending | [14] | |||
NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding Independent Motion Picture | Pending | [15] |
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