Meeting passion with planning, collaborating with like minded creatives to build strong business relationships by operating in integrity. Negotiating without compromising the vision.
Laura Poindexter is a native New Yorker (Harlem) who has also lived in Baltimore, MD and now resides in Atlanta, GA. Laura has always had a love for the Arts but she would have to experience some of the darker sides of life before arriving at her here and now. Unable to live with “what if” in 2016 she packed a suitcase and took a twenty-four hour bus ride from Baltimore to Atlanta. Arriving in Atlanta as a 50 year old, untrained talent. In an industry where age, race and gender play a huge part in one's ability to succeed, the odds were stacked against her. Merging her determination, passion, wisdom and experience she set out on a journey to reinvent herself. At an age when most people are thinking about retiring Laura is just getting started.
Meet Actress, Producer, Director and Multi-Award Winning Screenwriter Laura Poindexter. What Laura has accomplished in such a short amount of time is undeniable. Her acting work can be found on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Tubi, and Bridgestone Media. Laura has also earned IMDb credits as a producer, director and location scout. In addition to being a multi-award winning screenwriter, producer and director, she also holds the 2020 title of screenwriter of the year from the International Christian Film and Music Festival.
Filmography
Acting (2 Credits)
Actress Showreel2022
Other
Choose This Day-The Prequel2019
Music Video, Short
Producer (2 Credits)
CAMERAS ROLLING (TRAILER)2022
Other
Choose This Day-The Prequel2019
Music Video, Short
Director (2 Credits)
CAMERAS ROLLING (TRAILER)2022
Other
Choose This Day-The Prequel2019
Music Video, Short
Writer (2 Credits)
Choose This Day
Screenplay, Short Script
Choose This Day-The Prequel2019
Music Video, Short
Talent Credits (1 Credit)
Choose This Day-The Prequel2019
Music Video, Short
21 Awards & Selections
OFFICIAL SELECTION CAMERAS ROLLING (TRAILER)
15 Minutes of Fame 15 Minutes of Fame Cocoa, Florida
2022
OFFICIAL SELECTION CAMERAS ROLLING (TRAILER)
Urban Mediamakers Festival Atlanta, Georgia
2022
RUNNER UP CAMERAS ROLLING (TRAILER)
WILLIAMSBURG INTERNATIONAL FILM & MUSIC COMPETITION Online
2022
WINNER (Best Musical Short) Choose This Day-The Prequel
(WINNER) After Hour Film Festival Online
2020
(WINNER) BEST MUSIC VIDEO Choose This Day-The Prequel
(WINNER) BEST MUSIC VIDEO Accord Cine Fest Online
2020
OFFICAL SELECTION Choose This Day
(OFFICIAL SELECTION-DRAMA INC. SCREENPLAY COMPETITION) 2020 Atlanta, GA.
2020
GLOWIE WINNER-BEST SCREENPLAY Choose This Day
(GLOWIE WINNER-BEST SCREENPLAY-Baltimore Next Media Web Fest) 2020 Baltimore, MD.
Laura was a dancer for The Dance Theater of Harlem from the ages of 9 to 12 yrs. old.
Quotes
This above all...to thine own self be true and it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man.
William Shakespeare
Meeting passion with planning, collaborating with like minded creatives to build strong business relationships by operating in integrity. Negotiating without compromising the vision.