Nzinga Kadalie Kemp began writing for stage and film in the thriving arts
community of Atlanta, Georgia where she earned her B.A. from Clark-Atlanta
University. She later received her M.F.A. in Dramatic Writing from New
York University's prestigious Tisch School of the Arts. Nzinga's work has been
showcased in venues nationally, including the Tribeca Performing Arts Center
and the National Black Arts Festival. Her debut film, His/Herstory, has been
featured in over thirty film festivals internationally including the Toronto Film
Festival. Epi-Phenomenon, a feature screenplay she wrote, was a first-round
selection in the Sundance Institute Screenwriting Lab and received Honorable
Mention in the UrbanWorld Screenwriting Competition. Her short play, The
Bohemian, was featured in the New York University Tisch Alumni Emerging
Television Writers Showcase and has also been produced as a web series. The
Bohemian was honored at the 2012 LA Web Fest for Outstanding Lead Actor
and Music Composition. Her feature screenplay, In The Meantime, won the
2012 GMC Television Network Faith and Family Screenplay competition and will
premiere on the Uplift Network (formerly GMC) in August 2013. Nzinga
wrote an episode of "The First Family" airing on BET's Centric. She lives in
Los Angeles and is a part of a "Steamfunk" Hip Hop band called The Milky Way.
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