Zanah Thirus

Zanah is an actress, producer, writer, and director from Chicago IL. After being homeschooled until she was fifteen years old, she began her college career. Her love for filmmaking sparked after years acting in a drama team, and various independent films. She received her master's degree in cinema production from DePaul University at the age of twenty two, and began her career in independent filmmaking and content production in 2015. In 2016, Zanah was nominated for Best Female Producer/Director for her short film "Hourglass" at the Cineplay Film Awards. Her festival credits as a filmmaker include Official Selection - Chhatrapati Shivaji International Film Festival (2016), Best Student Documentary - London Independent Film Awards (2017), Semi Finalist at The German United Film Festival (2018), and Finalist at Cinema Los Angeles Film Festival (2018). In addition to her international credits, five of her films are streaming on Amazon Prime Video. Since launching her brand, Zanah Thirus Films LLC, Zanah has shifted her focus to merging arts and activism though documentary and narrative storytelling. Her films surround subjects such as gender, race, politics, and mental health. Outside of independent film production, Zanah began broadcast producing at FCB Chicago in 2017. She recently relocated to Atlanta Georgia to pursue a content production role with BBDO. Representation: Gill Talent Group - IMDb Mini Biography By: Zanah Thirus