Shatara Michelle Ford

Their feature film directorial debut Test Pattern (2019) received critical acclaim.

[1] Ford gained prominence in 2019 for Test Pattern, their feature film directorial debut.

[3] Test Pattern debuted in August 2019 at the BlackStar Film Festival, where it received the Lionsgate/STARZ Producer Award.

[4] Their forthcoming coming-of-age film, Queen Elizabeth, was named to the 2017 Black List.

[2] Ford has an MFA in screenwriting from Royal Holloway, University of London and a BA in political studies and sociology from Pitzer College.