Candice Vernon’s directing career kicked into high gear with her award winning short film, MAKE AMERICA GREAT? which she wrote, directed, and produced. The film screened at festivals worldwide and received write-ups by The Hollywood Reporter and Decider.com. The success of the film opened doors for Candice to be signed to The Russo Brothers production Company formerly known as Bullit. She was then hand-picked by Stevie Wonder to direct THE DREAM STILL LIVES, celebrating the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, Candice worked with The Obama’s, Stevie Wonder, Common, Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, Meryl Streep, and countless other entertainment luminaries. The video has garnered over 1 billion impressions to date. It is this experience that put Candice in the spotlight and set her on a trajectory for where she is now as a DGA member.

She’s also a former ad agency Executive Producer/Head of Production, where she used this experience in working with brands, production companies, and high profile directors to become a Director herself. Born in Jamaica, Candice also grew up in the USA, and Germany, providing her with a unique outlook on humans as subjects which sparked her passion for storytelling. She loves a good comedy-drama, and secretly wants to direct a superhero film…

Known for her work in comedy, and documentary content, with high profile celebrities (Academy Award Winner Regina King, improv queen Jenny Slate, Sterling K.Brown, Simu Liu), Candice has directed for NBA2K, Svedka Vodka, Warner Media|HBO, P&G: Cascade, Vaseline, Spotify, Hulu, and BuzzFeed. Most recently she’s at the helm of TWO TRIALS, a feature length documentary surrounding the social justice cases of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd. She received her BA in Film & TV from Temple University and currently resides in Los Angeles and Accra, Ghana.