We are thrilled to announce that Laura Belsey and Tina Mabry are joining Alliance of Women Directors as Icon Members!
Beyond their remarkable accomplishments behind the camera, Laura and Tina embody what our Icon community represents: exceptional filmmakers whose work has helped shape today’s television and film landscape, and who are equally committed to strengthening the directing community and creating opportunities for others.
Please join us in welcoming Laura and Tina to the AWD Icon community!
LAURA BELSEY is a prolific episodic television director whose credits span dozens of acclaimed series, including The Walking Dead, American Horror Story, Shadow and Bone, Dr. Death, Bosch, Genius: Picasso, Preacher, New Amsterdam, Arrow, Animal Kingdom, S.W.A.T., Manifest, Queen of the South, Hightown, Bull, Chicago Med, Criminal Minds, FBI, and Law & Order: SVU, among many others. She is currently directing the season finale of Power: Origins.
Prior to directing television, Laura was an award-winning commercial director. A dedicated advocate for her fellow directors, she currently serves as Vice President of the Directors Guild of America and Chair of the DGA’s Eastern Directors Council.
TINA MABRY is an award-winning writer, producer, and director whose work spans film and television. A native of Tupelo, Mississippi, she earned her MFA in Film Production from the USC School of Cinematic Arts. She served as a writer, producer, and director on both Queen Sugar and Queen of the South, with additional directing credits including Bel-Air, Insecure, Dear White People, and Pose.
Tina’s debut feature, Mississippi Damned, won more than 13 festival awards. Most recently, she directed and co-wrote the adaptation of the New York Times bestseller The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat for Searchlight Pictures, starring Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Sanaa Lathan, and Uzo Aduba. Her work has earned her a DGA Award, two NAACP Image Awards, and an Emmy nomination.