Nadira

Nadira Amaris is a Jamaican and Haitian-American writer and director. Brooklyn-born, South Florida-raised, and now, LA-based, Nadira has always been an avid fan of all things comedy, film, TV, and pop culture so, naturally, she always wondered what it would be like to make things instead of just watching them. Well, it took her a while to get out of her own way, but she got there eventually.

In 2024, she was named a semi-finalist for the Athena Film Festival Episodic Writers’ Lab for her pilot THE TEA CUP. Last year, she wrapped on her directorial debut, which premiered at the 2023 Athena Film Festival, and had its online premiere on the streaming platform NoBudge in May 2023. It was also selected as a finalist for the Film Independent x Hieronyvision 30x30 Contest and has screened at the All Street Gallery in New York City.

In her free time, she's either working on getting her ideas from the Notes app to Final Draft, rewatching old episodes of Real Housewives, or frequenting LA’s many flea markets in the hopes of decorating a home worthy of an Architectural Digest feature.

Amaris

Los Angeles-based writer and director

ABOUT

JANUARY 6TH

  • A dark comedy that follows a young Black woman as she processes her failed suicide attempt on the same morning of the January 6th Capitol riots.

  • Nadira Amaris | Writer and Director

    Aisha Robinson | “Alex"

    Izzy SnowKey | "Trish"

    Chris BankKey | "Bruce"

    Justin Walsh-Key | “White Guy"

    Joseph Lynch | "Racially Ambiguous Guy"

    Natasha Landow | "White Babysitter"

    Alexis Danticat | "Daughter"

    Milton Lyles | "Man"

    Theodorus Aidan and Elfaizy-Phillips | “Angry White Guy"

    Rosemary Lynne | "Angry White Woman"

    Emma Penrose | Director of Photography

    Hannah Wyatt | Editor

    Syeda Anjum | Producer

    Maat Bates | Producer

    Cal Freundlich | Music

    Zack Shorrosh | Assistant Camera

    Mikaela Lunglov-Klotz | Assistant Camera

    Augustina Biasutto | Gaffer

    Mixhe Efthimiou | Assistant Director

    Jasleen Gill | Production Designer

    Sean Bentley | Color

    Jacob Mitchell | Sound Operator

    Andy Liu | Sound Operator

    Candace Mitchell | Script Supervisor

    Eva-Quenby Johnson | COVID Compliance

    Joshua Chachques | Production Assistants

    Jaelyn Wingard | Production Assistants

    Amy Zhang | Production Assistants

    Merrick Wolfley | Production Assistants

  • WORLD PREMIERE - Athena Film Festival | March 2023

    ONLINE PREMIERE - NoBudge | May 2023

    SCREENING - All Street Gallery

    FINALIST - Film Independent x Hieronyvision 30x30 Filmmaker Contest

  • NoBudge