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Jamila Glass

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Jamila Glass
For Booking, Contact Movement Talent Agency (MTA). Choreography Credits Include: Dear White People (Netflix), Bad Hair (Hulu), Twenties (BET), The Beauty of Blackness (HBO). www.jamilaglass.com
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Filmmaker and Choreographer Jamila Glass is known for creating cinematic journeys of movement, shaping characters, and building worlds that reflect what makes us human. In addition to creating work as the current Artistic Director of L.A. Contemporary Dance Company, she has choreographed extensively in the commercial world for projects on Netflix, HBO, Hulu, BET, and Prada and garnered mentions in NY Times, L.A. Times, Essence Magazine, Ebony Magazine, and Mashable.
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    Known for

    Dear White People (2017)
    Dear White People
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Choreography
    Bad Hair (2020)
    Bad Hair
    5.6
    • Choreography
    • 2020
    Calvin Tolbert Jr. in Mood: Melanin (2018)
    Mood: Melanin
    Music Video
    • Choreography
    • 2018
    The Beauty of Blackness (2022)
    The Beauty of Blackness
    5.8
    • Choreography
    • 2022

    Credits

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    Choreography

    • Missing Rhythms (2025)
      Missing Rhythms
      Short
      • movement choreographer
      • 2025
    • JM Rodriguez in And then life was beautiful (2022)
      And then life was beautiful
      Short
      • contributing choreographer
      • 2022
    • The Beauty of Blackness (2022)
      The Beauty of Blackness
      5.8
      • choreographer
      • 2022
    • Dear White People (2017)
      Dear White People
      6.3
      TV Series
      • choreographer
      • 2021
    • Christina Elmore and Jojo T. Gibbs in Twenties (2020)
      Twenties
      6.9
      TV Series
      • choreographer
      • 2020
    • Bad Hair (2020)
      Bad Hair
      5.6
      • choreographer
      • 2020
    • Calvin Tolbert Jr. in Mood: Melanin (2018)
      Mood: Melanin
      Music Video
      • co-choreographer
      • 2018
    • The Tale of Talia (2017)
      The Tale of Talia
      Short
      • choreographer
      • 2017
    • Caught a Ghost: Get Your Life (2014)
      Caught a Ghost: Get Your Life
      4.6
      Music Video
      • choreography by
      • 2014

    Director

    • JM Rodriguez in And then life was beautiful (2022)
      And then life was beautiful
      Short
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Tess Hewlett in INSECTOS: arte y vida (2022)
      INSECTOS: arte y vida
      Short
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Nicole Hagen, Hyosun Choi, Angel Tyson, Drea Sobke, and Kate Coleman in Summon (2021)
      Summon
      Short
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Calvin Tolbert Jr. in Mood: Melanin (2018)
      Mood: Melanin
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 2018
    • The Tale of Talia (2017)
      The Tale of Talia
      Short
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Raymond Ejiofor and Kate Andrews in Love on the Rocks (2015)
      Love on the Rocks
      Short
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Jamila Glass, Kate Andrews, and Devin Fulton in Friend, My Friend (2014)
      Friend, My Friend
      Short
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Erica Lawless in Basecamp: All That She Wants (2014)
      Basecamp: All That She Wants
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Finnley Cruz Gomez in To the Moon (2014)
      To the Moon
      Short
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Rites (2013)
      Rites
      Short
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Andrew Allan James, Gakenia Muigai, Precious Gilbert, and Jerome Alexander in Love on a Sunday Afternoon (2012)
      Love on a Sunday Afternoon
      Short
      • Director
      • 2012
    • I Fell from Heaven and You Didn't Even Care (2012)
      I Fell from Heaven and You Didn't Even Care
      Short
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Zingdeed (2012)
      Zingdeed
      Short
      • Director
      • 2012

    Editor

    • Tess Hewlett in INSECTOS: arte y vida (2022)
      INSECTOS: arte y vida
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2022
    • Nicole Hagen, Hyosun Choi, Angel Tyson, Drea Sobke, and Kate Coleman in Summon (2021)
      Summon
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2021
    • Calvin Tolbert Jr. in Mood: Melanin (2018)
      Mood: Melanin
      Music Video
      • Editor
      • 2018
    • The Tale of Talia (2017)
      The Tale of Talia
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2017
    • Leah A. Williams in Sexless (2015)
      Sexless
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Editor
      • 2015–2016
    • That Guy
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Editor
      • 2014–2015
    • Raymond Ejiofor and Kate Andrews in Love on the Rocks (2015)
      Love on the Rocks
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2015
    • Becoming Nia
      TV Series
      • Editor
      • 2015
    • Roomieloverfriends (2012)
      Roomieloverfriends
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Editor
      • 2013–2014
    • Jamila Glass, Kate Andrews, and Devin Fulton in Friend, My Friend (2014)
      Friend, My Friend
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2014
    • Erica Lawless in Basecamp: All That She Wants (2014)
      Basecamp: All That She Wants
      Music Video
      • Editor
      • 2014
    • Finnley Cruz Gomez in To the Moon (2014)
      To the Moon
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2014
    • Numa Perrier in Florida Water (2014)
      Florida Water
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2014
    • Hayley Marie Norman, Brandon Scott, and Ashley Blaine Featherson-Jenkins in Hello Cupid (2013)
      Hello Cupid
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Editor
      • 2014
    • Yellow
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Editor
      • 2014

    Verified affiliations

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    Choreographers Guild (CG)
    SAG-AFTRA

    Videos3

    Jamila Glass Choreography Reel
    Demo Reel 2:37
    Jamila Glass Choreography Reel
    Creating the Moves for Bad Hair | Hulu
    Demo Reel 1:01
    Creating the Moves for Bad Hair | Hulu
    Creating the Moves for Bad Hair | Hulu
    Demo Reel 1:01
    Creating the Moves for Bad Hair | Hulu
    The New York Times x Bad Hair | Hulu
    Demo Reel 0:35
    The New York Times x Bad Hair | Hulu

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      Graduate of University of Southern California's School of Cinema-Television Production.

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