Dara Harper
Dara Harper has been an artist and storyteller since the age of 7. She attended the Detroit High School for Fine and Performing Arts and graduated from the International Academy of Design & Technology in Chicago with a degree in Interactive Media. She won the Best African American Filmmaker Award at the 2000 Brooklyn Film Festival for her short film, "la Revolution." While residing in New York City, she became a member of the Harlem Writer's Guild. Her feature film, "Sweeter Without Sugar" was...See more
Dara Harper has been an artist and storyteller since the age of 7. She attended the Detroit High School for Fine and Performing Arts and graduated from the International Academy of Design & Technology in Chicago with a degree in Interactive Media. She won the Best African American Filmmaker Award at the 2000 Brooklyn Film Festival for her short film, "la Revolution." While residing in New York City, she became a member of the Harlem Writer's Guild. Her feature film, "Sweeter Without Sugar" was an official selection at the African American Women In Cinema Film Festival. Her debut play, "Passing" had a sold-out run Off-Broadway and was nominated for a 2009 AUDELCO Award. Her follow-up play "Shades Of War" was selected as a top pick by "The Village Voice," "Time Out New York," "Caribbean Life Newspaper," "The Michigan Citizen," "The Detroit News" and "The Detroit Free Press." "Grits & Grace" is her second novel, she also authored "Magic In Moon Time." See less
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