Daresha Kyi
• Directing
Daresha Kyi
Daresha Kyi is currently in post-production on the feature doc Black Voters Matter. In 2018 she was commissioned by the ACLU to direct Trans in America: Texas Strong, which garnered over 3.5 million views online, premiered at SXSW, won two Webby Awards and an Emmy for “Outstanding Short Documentary.” In 2017 she co-directed the feature doc Chavela.
Known For
Chavela
69%
Director
2017
Subject
67%
Self
2023
Mama Bears
10%
Director
2022
Trans in America: Texas Strong
10%
Director
2018
Land Where My Fathers Died
90%
1991
One Person, One Vote?
50%
Producer
2024
A Litany for Survival: The Life and Work of Audre Lorde
100%
Unit Production Manager
1995
Love, Joy & Power: Tools for Liberation
Director
2025
Love, Joy & Power: Tools for Liberation
Director
2025
Battleground Georgia
Director
2024
One Person, One Vote?
50%
Producer
2024
Subject
67%
Self
2023
Mama Bears
10%
Director
2022
Mama Bears
10%
Producer
2022
Trans in America: Texas Strong
10%
Director
2018
Chavela
69%
Director
2017
Chavela
69%
Producer
2017
A Litany for Survival: The Life and Work of Audre Lorde
100%
Unit Production Manager
1995
Land Where My Fathers Died
90%
1991
Land Where My Fathers Died
90%
Producer
1991
Land Where My Fathers Died
90%
Writer
1991
Land Where My Fathers Died
90%
Director
1991
The Thinnest Line
Director
1988