Emily Emmy Blake

Emily M. Blake is an award-winning director who had two shorts, "The Talk," and "The Last Taboo," exhibiting simultaneously at film festivals. "The Talk" premiered at the Montreal International Black Film Festival in 2017. "The Last Taboo" began its festival tour in June 2019 and by Fall 2019 had screened at nine festivals in four countries and was nominated for several awards, resulting in two wins for directing. Ms. Blake began her career after graduation from Howard University with a B.A. in Broadcast Journalism as an On-Air Host/Producer at a small regional radio station in Michigan where she grew up. She then moved to television as an Associate Producer for an Ace Award-winning, Detroit, Current Affairs Show. While in Detroit, Emily earned an M.A. in Communication from Wayne State University and then with no formal film school education, she embarked upon her first feature-length film, "Connie's Place," 16mm, Color, and shot it in 8 days for $7k. The film screened in the Works-in-Progress section of the IFP Market. Shortly after "Connie's Place," she was hired by first-time filmmakers to direct their passion project, Sorry Ain't Enough (SAE). SAE was a massive undertaking that spanned several months and co-starred Rob Morgan (Mudbound, Stranger Things) and Victoria Cartagena (You, Manifest). The film enjoyed a successful North American film festival tour and is currently available on Amazon Prime. Emily resides in Los Angeles, where she is completing an MFA at Mount Saint Mary's University and developing her next narrative feature and her first feature-length documentary. updated 10/18/20