PREDESTINED ARTS& ENTERTAINMENT
Founded by Kimberly D. Conner in 2005, Predestined Arts & Entertainment is a production company, focusing on films and photography by women.
An honors graduate of Eastern Illinois University, Kimberly is a self-published author, screenwriter and independent filmmaker. She has placed as a finalist in several screenwriting competitions including the Hollywood Black Film Festival Screenplay Competition, the Urban Media Makers Short Film Competition, the University of Southern California - Guy A. Hanks and Marvin H. Miller Screenwriting Program, and semi-finalist in Creative Screenwriting Magazine AAA Screenwriting Competition.
In 2006, Predestined Arts & Entertainment self-published the book, “Naked Poetics – Poetry, Expression and Illustrations”, a thought-provoking look at life through the eyes of two sisters, written by Kimberly and her sister, Candice. Candid in nature, the book tackles topics relative to life through the art of expression. The book delves in areas some would deem politically incorrect and controversial, yet stimulating and entertaining, available at Barnes and Noble online.
In 2007, Predestined Arts & Entertainment released Real Brothers Wear Pink, a Male Calendar, honoring breast cancer survivors with a focus on raising awareness, featuring an array of young men from the Midwest, donating a portion of the proceeds to the American Cancer Society.
Predestined Arts & Entertainment produced its first film in 2009, which Kimberly wrote and directed. “This Life Ain’t Pretty” was released on December 1st, 2009, World AIDS Day. The socially conscious short film challenges the stereotypical beliefs associated with HIV/AIDS in young, Black, heterosexual America. Backed by sobering statistics, the film is based on a true story. The film was named Top 5 Best Short Film of the Year.
The company produced the feature film, “Jump In”, a drama about a single mother that returns to her hometown to finish law school and start her own practice, when she is blindsided by the unthinkable, in 2013.
Predestined Arts & Entertainment produced the feature film, Before ‘I Do’, the story of two African-American Firefighters in 2018, an Official Selection in Pan Africain Du Cannes International Film Festival, Roxbury International Film Festival, Miami Women's International Film Festival, Ocktober Film Festival, Piton International Film Festival, Lincoln Film Festival, and New Art Theater Film Festival.
Predestined Arts & Entertainment is in Post-Production on the upcoming thriller, "Lipstick". The comedies, "Bad Aunties" and "Baby Boomers", are in development.
An honors graduate of Eastern Illinois University, Kimberly is a self-published author, screenwriter and independent filmmaker. She has placed as a finalist in several screenwriting competitions including the Hollywood Black Film Festival Screenplay Competition, the Urban Media Makers Short Film Competition, the University of Southern California - Guy A. Hanks and Marvin H. Miller Screenwriting Program, and semi-finalist in Creative Screenwriting Magazine AAA Screenwriting Competition.
In 2006, Predestined Arts & Entertainment self-published the book, “Naked Poetics – Poetry, Expression and Illustrations”, a thought-provoking look at life through the eyes of two sisters, written by Kimberly and her sister, Candice. Candid in nature, the book tackles topics relative to life through the art of expression. The book delves in areas some would deem politically incorrect and controversial, yet stimulating and entertaining, available at Barnes and Noble online.
In 2007, Predestined Arts & Entertainment released Real Brothers Wear Pink, a Male Calendar, honoring breast cancer survivors with a focus on raising awareness, featuring an array of young men from the Midwest, donating a portion of the proceeds to the American Cancer Society.
Predestined Arts & Entertainment produced its first film in 2009, which Kimberly wrote and directed. “This Life Ain’t Pretty” was released on December 1st, 2009, World AIDS Day. The socially conscious short film challenges the stereotypical beliefs associated with HIV/AIDS in young, Black, heterosexual America. Backed by sobering statistics, the film is based on a true story. The film was named Top 5 Best Short Film of the Year.
The company produced the feature film, “Jump In”, a drama about a single mother that returns to her hometown to finish law school and start her own practice, when she is blindsided by the unthinkable, in 2013.
Predestined Arts & Entertainment produced the feature film, Before ‘I Do’, the story of two African-American Firefighters in 2018, an Official Selection in Pan Africain Du Cannes International Film Festival, Roxbury International Film Festival, Miami Women's International Film Festival, Ocktober Film Festival, Piton International Film Festival, Lincoln Film Festival, and New Art Theater Film Festival.
Predestined Arts & Entertainment is in Post-Production on the upcoming thriller, "Lipstick". The comedies, "Bad Aunties" and "Baby Boomers", are in development.
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