Ebony Blanding
Ebony Blanding is a writer and director with deep Southern roots and a passion for telling the stories of Black people navigating the world and internal discoveries. She explores the complexities and possibilities of Blackness and female relationships on screen through narrative, experimental and documentary film.
Her debut feature film, A Mess of Memories, a family drama about the weight of things and the memories we carry, was developed during her time as Trilith Institute’s first Emerging Creative in Residence and is the first feature produced with Trilith Institute.
Blanding has helmed branded content for Rolling Stone, directed documentaries for major artists, and created multiple award-winning short films, including Levitate Levitate Levitate, which streamed at Atlanta International Airport.
A co-founder of the art film house House of June, Blanding has shared her work at institutions including Spelman College, Emory University, and Johns Hopkins University. Her films have screened at festivals such as SXSW, Cape Town International Film Festival, and Atlanta Film Society.
She is an alumna of the 2021 Blackmagic Collective Future Directors of Studio Features Fellowship and the Atlanta Film Society’s 2017–2019 Filmmaker-in-Residence Program. Across mediums, Blanding’s work continues to explore Black womanhood and spirituality through a vibrant, fantastical lens.
