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Charise M. Studesville

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A daughter explores her relationship with her dying father and becomes fixated upon his hands as a representation of who he was, as a man and as a father.
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The Hands (2009)
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.Current: Hired to write unnamed feature tba Summer 2024 .TV Pilot in Top 7% of Coverfly projects, January 2024 .Featured artist in Black History Month art show - Kente Royal Gallery, Harlem .USA Today Bestselling author .Screened/won awards at 50+ festivals globally with first short film, The Hands .Founded HWood Chick Mafia for women in HWood to celebrate our badassery .Snatched film school cred from Warner Bros/USC Directing/Producing program .Made history as the only Chicago-LA commuter intern, Martin Chase Productions

In all of her creative work writing or directing, Charise uses truth to illuminate darkness within the human experience, and loves stories and characters that speak to the human capacity to rise above the murkiest of waters without losing sight of the beauty that can bloom-like the lotus flower logo of her production company, Lotus Girl Films.

As a fierce advocate for women, Charise is a proud member of WIF, Film Fatales, Women In Media, and Alliance of Women Directors.
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    Known for

    The Hands (2009)
    The Hands
    Short
    • Writer(as Charise Studesville)
    • 2009
    Paint Your Plate! (2010)
    Paint Your Plate!
    • Writer(as Charise Studesville)
    • 2010
    Alexis Bledel, Blake Lively, Amber Tamblyn, and America Ferrera in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (2008)
    The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
    6.2
    • Additional Crew(as Charise Studesville, office production assistant)
    • 2008
    Hollywood Is Hard (2011)
    Hollywood Is Hard
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Writer(as Charise Studesville)

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    Writer



    • Hollywood Is Hard (2011)
      Hollywood Is Hard
      8.2
      TV Series
      • writer (as Charise Studesville)
      • 2013
    • Paint Your Plate! (2010)
      Paint Your Plate!
      • written by (as Charise Studesville)
      • 2010
    • The Hands (2009)
      The Hands
      Short
      • story and screenplay (as Charise Studesville)
      • 2009

    Producer



    • Paint Your Plate! (2010)
      Paint Your Plate!
      • producer (as Charise Studesville)
      • 2010
    • The Hands (2009)
      The Hands
      Short
      • executive producer
      • producer (as Charise Studesville)
      • 2009
    • Kwame (2008)
      Kwame
      8.1
      Short
      • executive producer (as Charise Studesville)
      • 2008

    Director



    • Paint Your Plate! (2010)
      Paint Your Plate!
      • Director (as Charise Studesville)
      • 2010
    • The Hands (2009)
      The Hands
      Short
      • Director
      • 2009

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    Charise M. Studesville - Director Reel
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    Charise M. Studesville - Director Reel
    The Hands
    Trailer 1:02
    The Hands
    The Hands
    Trailer 1:02
    The Hands

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