Finalist, The Dark Roads Horror & Thriller Feature Competition (2026)
BIO
Charmaine Cleveland: Is a biracial writer and showrunner's assistant based in Los Angeles.
Previous shows include Hulu's limited series Washington Black, basketball dramedy "The Crossover" for Disney +, FOX TV's procedural drama, "Deputy," BET series "Trap Queens," and Hulu's Limited Series on Sammy Davis Jr., "In Black and White," with Lee Daniels Entertainment.
She uses her experience as a former journalist to craft emotionally charged period pieces about identity and chilling narratives that make you think twice about using your night light.
Cleveland was a Getty Multicultural Fellow and is an alumnus of Film Independent's Project Involve Program, where she won an NAACP Award for her narrative short "Dear Mama," that premiered at SXSW.
She was also named a 2026 Disruptor's Writing Fellow by the Center for Cultural Power and is writing a feature film in collaboration television with TV One.