Meeting passion with planning, collaborating with like minded creatives to build strong business relationships by operating in integrity. Negotiating without compromising the vision.
Company
Unshakable Faith Productions
Legal Representative
KL Jackson Law
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.
  • 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
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.
2020
Semi-Finalist
Choose This Day
(SEMI FINALIST-Red Flight Pictures Screenplay Awards) 2020
Online
2020
WINNER-BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY
Choose This Day
(WINNER BEST SCREENPLAY-Accord Cine Fest) 2020
Online
2020
BEST SHORT SCRIPT
Choose This Day
(WINNER BEST SHORT SCRIPT-Gold Star Movie Awards) 2020
Online
2020
Best Experimental Screenplay
Choose This Day
(WINNER-BEST EXPERIMENTAL SCREENPLAY) Georgia Shorts Film Festival-2019
Atlanta, Georgia
2019
(OFFICIAL SELECTION) Do It Yourself Filmmaking Event
Choose This Day-The Prequel
(OFFICIAL SELECTION) Do It Yourself Filmmaking Event
Atlanta, GA.
2018
WINNER SCREENPLAY GOLD
Choose This Day
(GOLD SCREENPLAY WINNER-Independent International Film Awards) 2018
Internation Online Awards
2018
Semi-Finalist
Choose This Day
(SCREENPLAY-SEMI FINALIST-Hip-Hop Film Festival) 2018
New York
2018
WINNER
CAMERAS ROLLING (TRAILER)
Creation International Film Festival
Los Angeles, California
OFFICIAL SELECTION
CAMERAS ROLLING (TRAILER)
The Film Collective Film Festival
Bensalem, Pennsylvania
OFFICIAL SELECTION
CAMERAS ROLLING (TRAILER)
Siren by the Sea
Ormond Beach, Florida
OFFICIAL SELECTION
CAMERAS ROLLING (TRAILER)
RS FilmFest
Bristol
WINNER
CAMERAS ROLLING (TRAILER)
HALO International Film Festival
Saint-Petersburg
WINNER
CAMERAS ROLLING (TRAILER)
Focus International Film Festival
Las Vegas, NV
Honorable Mention
Choose This Day-The Prequel
Gold Star Movie Awards (Honorable Mention)
Newark, New Jersey
College
University of Get Your Mind Right
Redemption
2000Present
College
Sojourner-Douglass (Baltimore, MD)
Human Services/Addictions
20052008
Birth Date
September 20, 1965
Birth City
New York (Harlem)
Current City
Atlanta
Hometown
Atlanta
Height
5' 2"
Gender
Female
Ethnicity
Black
Eye Color
Brown
Zodiac Sign
Virgo
Children
One adult son
Laura was a dancer for The Dance Theater of Harlem from the ages of 9 to 12 yrs. old.
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.
Company
Unshakable Faith Productions
Legal Representative
KL Jackson Law
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