About Jahmil
Writer & Director
Jahmil Eady is an award-winning writer and director from NYC and Charleston, SC, who blends genres like horror, fantasy, and sci-fi with social impact. Her protagonists are often solitary outsiders on a journey to discover community, home, and belonging.
Jahmil began her career in unscripted film and television as an Associate Producer on documentary projects for Oprah Winfrey Network, Viceland, and Discovery Networks. She holds BA in Media Studies from Pomona College and studied film in Prague, Czech Republic. Jahmil holds an MFA in Directing from UCLA, where she was the Inaugural Graduate Class Artist, representing over 14,000 Bruins. She is also the Princess Grace Foundation's Inaugural Sir Roger Moore Honoree in Filmmaking.
Jahmil is an alum of the Tribeca Chanel Through Her Lens Workshop, American Film Institute’s Directing Workshop for Women Plus (AFI DWW+) and Indeed and Hillman Grad’s Rising Voices Season 5. Her work has also been supported by Film Independent, Bend Basecamp, Peace Is Loud, rePROFilm, NewFilmmakers Los Angeles’ NewNarratives Program, and the Rhulen Family Foundation, among others. Her other distinctions include the New York Times Award, The Jackie Robinson Foundation Award, and the Four Sisters Award bestowed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, Sara Finney-Johnson, Felicia D. Henderson, and Mara Brock Akil.
Jahmil’s most recent short, HAINT premiered at Tribeca in 2025 and will land on Hulu in 2026.
