Anndi is…
a writer & director based in NYC, born and raised in Virginia. She is drawn to stories of ordinary people doing extraordinary things, where heart and humor intersect.
Her short film, "Jelly", narrated by André Holland, was awarded the Oscar-qualifying HBO Short Film Award at the 2023 American Black Film Festival. The film has since been accepted into 16 U.S festivals, received ten nominations, and won five additional awards including the prestigious Jury Award for Best African-American Student Filmmaker by the Directors Guild of America. It has also been nominated for a 2024 Humanitas Prize for Best Short Screenplay.
Her latest short film, “Tender Thoughts”, had its world premiere at the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival. The film, starring Denée Benton (The Gilded Age), was made as a part of Indeed’s Rising Voices program, a co-production between Lena’s Waithe’s Hillman Grad and 271 Films. The film also screened in select theaters across the country prior to Bad Boys: Ride or Die, Deadpool & Wolverine, and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.
Anndi has participated in various fellowships. She recently workshopped her coming-of-age comedy-drama feature script through the 2023 New York Stage & Film Filmmaker’s Workshop where she was mentored by several industry professionals. In addition, she is a past directing fellow for the Gotham Marcie Bloom Fellowship in Film, a 2021 BAFTA Scholar, a 2021 fellow for Diverso's Minority Report and was an intern for HBO's Original Programming department.
Anndi completed her thesis year at NYU Tisch’s MFA program in film production with a concentration in Directing. She obtained her bachelors from Florida State University where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa.
Anndi is represented by 3 Arts Entertainment.
