About
Kyisha Williams is a Toronto-born writer, director, actor and, health promoter. Kyisha fuses public health (MPH) and digital media to create socially relevant content that discusses health and promotes healthy sexuality and consent culture. They believe that the screen is a beautiful and engaging teaching tool. Kyisha created their first film; Red Lips [cages for Black girls] (2010), with the support of the Inside Out Film Festival’s New Visions Film Program. In 2016, Kyisha completed the Black Women Film! Leadership Program, and in 2017 their team won the BravoFact pitch competition allowing them to create Queen of Hearts (2018), now getting International attention.Kyisha is a graduate of Toronto Film School’s Film Production program (2021). Kyisha has acted in over twenty TV episodes, Feature films, Short films, Commercials, and PSAs.
partners and supporters
Canada Council for the Arts
National Film Board of Canada
Inside Out Film Festival
Regent Park Film Festival
Black Femme Supremacy Film Festival
Toronto Film School
BravoFact