Based in New Orleans, Zandashé Brown is a writer/director born-and-bred in and inspired by southern Louisiana. Her work raises a Black femme lens to the tradition of southern gothic horror by exploring the axis of catharsis, spirituality, and Black southern experience.

She is an alumnus of the 2020 Tribeca Chanel Women’s Filmmaker Program for her upcoming short film, BENEDICTION. She is also a 2022 Sundance Screenwriters Lab and Directors Lab fellow for her feature-in-development, THE MATRIARCH.

During her time in residence, she continued to work on “THE MATRIARCH”. The script takes place in rural southern Louisiana and centers spirituality and nature.

Photo by Lee Laa Ray Guillory