Cameron Carr is a born and bred Harlemite, Director and Creative Producer based out of NYC. As a pragmatic optimist, and ambition to become the Issa Rae/Jordan Peele/Donald Glover ultimate hybrid: After seven years of producing commercials at his Creative agency Alma Maters BBDO New York and Wieden+Kennedy NY - Cameron's constant mission is to continue to push, propel and create Black-led stories through film and creative, while spotlighting systemic inequities that often remain unconscious and unspoken in society. Cameron is coming off of his Writing and Directorial Debut for Harlem Fragments shot in March, backed by a $93K production budget in partnership with FUJIFILM, which latest accolades span from the Ida B. Wells Disrupting the Narrative Grant, and being selected for the 2023 DGA Shoot New Director Spotlight Showcase Cohort.
Cameron's previous films he's assisted directed and produced have seen accelerated success on the festival circuit, from The Inventor Produced with a team of all Black producers, winning Best Historic Short at the 2022 Manhattan Film Festival and a run at 12 festivals prior to distribution with AMC, Sundance Grant recipient, Wild Darlings Sing the Blues (2024), Producing the Young Arts & Columbia Graduate University Dean's Grant recipient, CUFF Best Picture Winner Palm Sunday (2023), and Executive Producing and Assistant Directing Dances With Films Festival Grand Jury Winner, Speak Up Brotha! (2023), starring Bronze Lens Best Actor Roderick Lawrence and TC Carson in collaboration with Black Man Films.
Filmography
Writer (3 Credits)
CAMERON CARR - NO DRAMA 2024 - HARLEM BEBOP
Short
HARLEM BEBOP
Screenplay, Short Script, Television Script, Treatment
HARLEM FRAGMENTS2024
Animation, Experimental, Short
Director (2 Credits)
CAMERON CARR - NO DRAMA 2024 - HARLEM BEBOP
Short
HARLEM FRAGMENTS2024
Animation, Experimental, Short
Producer (1 Credit)
CAMERON CARR - NO DRAMA 2024 - HARLEM BEBOP
Short
Executive Producer (1 Credit)
HARLEM BEBOP
Screenplay, Short Script, Television Script, Treatment
Assistant Director (1 Credit)
HARLEM BEBOP
Screenplay, Short Script, Television Script, Treatment
Education
College
Pitzer College
Double Major in Media Studies and Visual Arts
2011 – 2015
College
Kwansei Gakuin University (Japan)
Media Studies
2013 – 2014
High School
Fieldston
Studio Art Major
2007 – 2011
Personal Details
Birth Date
March 30, 1993
Nickname
Cam
Birth City
Harlem, New York
Current City
Harlem, New York
Hometown
Harlem, New York
Height
6'1
Gender
Male
Ethnicity
Black and Indigenous Mi'kmaq Tribe
Eye Color
Brown
Zodiac Sign
Aries
Married To
The game !!! A Filmmaker's climb and hopeless romantic
Children
Kittens Boba and Shuri
Trivia
Can speak fluent Japanese
Used to be a child model
Directed my first film at age six
Grew up in Chess Club
Was a professional fencer
Used to be an Ad Man! #MadMen
Quotes
When one door is closed, don't you know, another is open. // The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.
-Bob Marley
If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you'll never get it done. // If you love life, don't waste time, for time is what life is made up of.
-Bruce Lee
Pragmatic Optimist. Guardian of Harlem. Relentless, humble ambition. Attempt the crazy with your most trusted camp.