Supa Hair

Originally from the Bronx, New York, Glenís Hunter is an actress, writer and filmmaker based out of LA. Upon graduating from SUNY New Paltz with a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and minor in Women Studies, she decided to pursue acting professionally. Years of auditioning led Glenís to theater productions of, Platanos and Collard Greens,Women of Manhattan and Spotlight Sketch Shows at UCB NY. She’s also appeared in dozens of ads for brands such as, Geico, OLLY, Best Buy, Galaxy, and McDonald’s. But what she’s most proud of is the work she’s created on her own. After being inspired by her father’s dream of becoming a screenwriter, she wrote and co-directed, ‘A Walk in the Park’, her first short film. Other projects came along such as ‘Dinner Date’, which explores PTSD and grief and ‘Woke’. Woke was an independent TV pilot that she wrote, co-directed and starred in.Woke, premiered at LALIFF 2021 and several film festivals in 2019 including, LA Skins Fest, HBO New York Latino Film Festival and Miami Independent Film Festival. In 2021, Glenís became a NAMA (Native American Media Alliance) TV Lab Fellow where she received a Netflix Accelerator Grant that allowed her to continue developing her TV pilot. Glenís’ newest directorial projects include psychological horror, ‘Breathe’ and ‘Supa Hair’ that was part of the 2023 LALIFF(Los Angeles Latino Int Film Fest) Inclusion Fellowship sponsored by Netflix.