Born in Kenya, Peres Owino is a storyteller of two cultures. From a script she co-wrote being produced by Taraji P Henson and being nominated for an NAACP image award to her International Screenwriting Association Fast Track Fellowship for another script, Peres’ work focuses powerfully on the experience of the African Diaspora. She’s proven she’s an artist with something to say and the means to say it. We’ll talk about what inspires her and what she’s saying next.
Peres and I talk about Wanjiru Njendu's film, Boxed, in which she acts.
Her film Bound
Here's her full credits to date
We also discuss game changing content from the perspective of underdogs, outsiders, or previously discounted points of view:
I May Destroy You
Lovecraft Country
Circe
Moonlight
Cobra Kai
and Parasite