Crystal Emery
  •  Phone
    Office:   2033898829
  •  Address
    P.O. Box 26925,
    West Haven, CT, 06516, United States of America

Crystal Emery

Writer/Producer/Director
Full Bio
Filmography
2002 Thomas Dorsey: The Right to Be Documentary Producer & Writer
2002 Woman to Woman: Helping Ourselves Produced Segment for ABC/NY News 1999 West of the Rock
Documentary Producer for International Festival of Arts & Ideas, 1996
Stargate Showtime Network Promo
1994
Sweet Nez
Writer, Producer, Director of 16mm Short
1992 The Jacksons: An American Dream Contracted to Suzanne De Passe
1990 A Rage in Harlem
Production Assistant to Bill Duke
1990 Teenagers in Love & in Trouble Writer, Producer, Director for Planned Parenthood

Theater Producer / Director 1999-03
This is Where I Live, Don't Dump on Me Northeast Coastal Tour
1999 New Works Festival International Festival
of Arts & Ideas
1998-00 In the Upper Room
1994-96 A Way Out of No Way Hartford, Philadelphia, Raleigh, Charleston, New York City
1989 Medal of Honor Rag
Director: Michigan Tech University, Houghton, MI
1988 Second Linin’ SCSU, New Haven, CT
1987 Club Noveau Riche Heritage Ensemble Theatre, Yale University, New Haven, CT
1986 The Amen Corner
Director: Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT
1982 Runaways
Long Wharf Theater, New Haven, CT

Special Event Production & Instruction
2006 Heartbeat of a Community.
Produced a tribute to local heroes.
2005-07 Little Man Literacy Series.
Produced and implemented inner-city public school reading and writing program.
2005 Taste of Soul.
Produced fundraiser in historic Union Station, New Haven, CT.
2001-03 Woman to Woman: Helping Ourselves. Designed, developed and implemented a national touring Breast Cancer Education Conference.
2000 Sankofa Cultural Arts Festival. Produced and curated a multicultural ten-day festival.
2000 Tribute to Thomas Dorsey.
Produced concert featuring Shirley Caesar
and Trinity 5:7 at Yale’s Battell Chapel.
1993-96 No Money Films. Lectured intensive workshop on low budget filmmaking.
1992 Summer Olympics, Barcelona, Spain. Assisted Vice President of Michael Jordan Clothing.
1989 Yale Afro-American Cultural Center 20th Anniversary. Producer.
1988-89 Amistad Celebration. Produced fundraisers Sarafina and Sweet Honey on the Rock at the Shubert Theatre, New Haven, CT.
1986 USARUER Youth Center. Theater instructor in Heidelberg, Germany.

Published Works
2007 Little Man Loses His Tooth
Forthcoming Spanish Translation for Second Printing
2006 Little Man Loses His Tooth.
Dental Health Book for Connecticut Health Foundation
2005 Little Man’s Fourth Grade Journey

Awards
2002 Trailblazers Award – Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
1993 Sundance Institute’s Screen Writing Conference finalist
1992 Women Building the Future – New Haven
1991 Outstanding Woman of the Year – National Council of Negro Business & Professional Women
1989 Yale’s Elm Ivy Award

Education
1992 Intensive Cinematography with Brianne Murphy, ASC, University of California, Los Angeles.
1988-89 Assistant to Lloyd Richards on the national tour of “The Piano Lesson”.
1988 New York University. Sight and Sound Film and Television.
1985 Bachelor of Fine Arts – Theater. University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut.

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