CREATIVE DIRECTOR

KIAH AMARA

'kaɪə ə'mɑɹə (like "Hiya!" - pronouns: they/she)

Kiah Amara is a Disabled, Queer, and nonbinary Producer, Activist, Filmmaker, and Accessibility specialist. Originally from the rural Midwest, they now work globally expanding ideas of Accessibility, Disability, and all things deviant from normal. Utilizing a diverse background in education, non-profit, theatre, and film in addition to their uniquely intersectional disabled experience, Kiah prioritizes Disability Justice and flexibility in all things. After founding IndieVISIBLE in 2018 as a safe and accessible production space for QueerDisabled stories, Amara has continued to grow with IndieVISIBLE and the ever-expanding need to craft a more compassionate industry.

Kiah is currently in Development on the feature Dancing Tree (Big Indie/ORCA Labs). Other recent work includes Production Accessibility Coordinating for Emmy winners The Greatest (Apple x Somesuch) and Best Foot Forward (AppleTV+), leading the Production Accessibility Teams for upcoming features Patrice: The Movie (All Ages Productions, ABC News/Hulu) and Unstoppable (Artists Equity, Amazon), Event Accessibility Coordinating CBS and WarnerBros. Discovery Talent Initiatives, speaking at CSA and DGA on Production Accessibility in action, and serving as the Accessibility Lead for the Far Out product launch at the Steve Jobs Theatre.

headshot of Kiah Amara

IMAGE DESCRIPTION: Kiah Amara, a white person with wavy dark blonde hair and brown eyes, wears an orange pinstriped suit and smiles broadly off camera as they sit in a yellow velvet chair.

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Disability is the most intersectional community — age, gender, race, religion, apparent and non-apparent disabilities, life-long and acquired — we are not a monolith. Finding the Accessibility Team that is the best fit for your production requires an intersectional lens.

We are a 100% Disabled-led company which utilizes a Collective model. Our team of Disabled creatives work on the projects that are unique to their lived disabled experiences, production abilities, and local hire positions.