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Denise David-Williams, Founder/Writer/Producer / MakeMagic Productions

After earning a B.A. in Theatre Arts from Hofstra University and attending the Peter Stark graduate producing program at USC film school, Ms. David-Williams began her career as a PA at Lucasfilm and Amblin' Entertainment.

She went on to work with dozens of A-list writers and directors as Story Editor at 20th Century Fox, The IndieProd Company; Director of Creative Affairs at Arkoff International Pictures; and Vice President of Production at Kopelson Entertainment where she developed and shepherded feature film and TV projects for both domestic and foreign markets. Among the many projects under her auspices were Warlock, Triumph of the Spirit and Platoon, which grossed over $100 million dollars and garnered Best Director and Best Picture Academy Awards for director Oliver Stone and producer Arnold Kopelson, respectively.

Under the MakeMagic Productions banner, Ms. David-Williams is the writer/producer of the motion picture, JOHN MACK THE BELIEVER, on which she was originally partnered with Robert Redford and his Wildwood Enterprises.

Producer/co-writer, with Caron Tate, of the film, LOVE AFTER. Casting director- Phaedra Harris Cinematographer - Roberto Shaeffer

Producer of the movie, OSCAR DIVO. An American adaptation of a French father/son reconciliation comedy. Director: John Coppola.

Playwright /producer of A GOOD AMERICAN, an autobiographical play and WINNER of the 2022 VOICES of WOMEN THEATRE FESTIVAL. The stage production was filmed and streamed globally and can be viewed at agoodamerican.com.

Producer, MY DINNER WITH OVITZ, an inside-Hollywood short that satirizes the "gay mafia" firing back at a Hollywood power broker. Variety called it "most buzzed-about underground project since Trey Parker and Matt Stone's "The Spirit of Christmas." Universal chief, Ron Meyer, described his and Paramount's Barry DIller's reaction as "It was brilliant! We were pissin' in our pants!" It received glowing reviews from both LA Weekly and The Los Angeles Times.

Ms. David-Williams has been featured in Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, Vanity Fair, the Los Angeles Times and LA Weekly. She is a member of the Dramatists Guild of America, west and a script consultant.

As a writer and producer, I am drawn - called, really - to tell stories that assist in the revolution of consciousness; Stories that give us reason to contemplate that we are multi-dimensional beings and life is so much more than just our physical reality.

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