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About Anastacia
As a product of the hoodburbs, Anastacia C.C. Davis’ storytelling is reflective of her colorfully unorthodox life. No matter where she went, private school, public school, an HBCU, a PWI, overseas, the US, church, or “the world” she felt othered. As hard as it was growing up on the outside of the world’s scantron bubble, it was all worth it on the glorious day she realized she was born to stand out. This fiery Illiana (Chicago born/Indiana-raised) baby was unleashed upon a British-born Jamaican father and Floridan Mother. Anastacia is a self-proclaimed domestic foreigner. She is an advocate for the oddball and the outsider. Every story she writes is rooted in reality with branches into the great unknown and leaves outside of this realm. She zeros in on the nuances of family life, adolescence, and Black love while leaving behind an intoxicating aroma of mysticism. She believes the Black experience is a bottomless well of triumph, trauma, and pray-tales.
The work she pens is more often than not based on personal experiences and can be recognized by the tag “Could be, could be not, who’s to say.” Disclaimer - don’t leave your life ‘round her true writer for real, ask her momma fuhreal. Anastacia is a multi-hyphenate creative with a heart for community over competition. Ironically, Anastacia has garnered wins in competitions as a writer/director. The trailer Best For Last, written and directed by Davis, won first place in Netflix & Adobe’s The Great Untold Challenge. She went on to win $25,000 in the TBS #HBCUCashOutChallenge with the piece she wrote and directed, Ode to Mother Dear - An Open Love Letter To My HBCU. In addition, Anastacia’s footage premiered at Sundance as one of 325,000 entries hand selected from 192 countries featured in Youtube & Ridley Scott’s time-encapsulating documentary, Life in A Day (2021). Anastacia served as an Ambassador representing the United States of America as the only filmmaker and HBCU grad in the Grace Kennedy Jamaican Birthright Programme. Anastacia’s credits include AMC’s 61st Street, Toyota, The Batman, Mary J Blige's My Life, PBS’ The Black Church, and more.
Outside of writing and filmmaking, Anastacia can be found feeding her love for music working freelance as a Live Nation production runner, photographing a wedding, creating content alongside her favorite brands, catching flights and feelings with her Fiancé or shouting on the 5th row of her church home pews. (P.S. Anastacia only wrote this in the third person because it gives off a je ne sais quoi associated with those of high scholastic + ethical standards)
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Credits
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Island Life (
2019 )
Television by HGTV Production Assistant Position| Production Assistant Show| Island Life Description | Closer to Family on Melbourne Beach (Season 17, Episode 8) TV Episode | Reality-TV Production Company Left/Right -
The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song (
2019 )
Documentary by PBS Production Assistant Documentary | Follows the history and culture of the Black church and explores African American faith communities on the frontlines of hope and change. Assisted all of the camera operators' needs directly. Remained by the cam op's side on standby with the tripod. Helped crew load/unload gear. Drove production van. Distributed and collected release forms for over 100 people. Maintained crafty and was of general assistance on set. -
29 Rooms Chicago (
2019 )
Video by Refinery29, Inc. Production Assistant Served as a model/actress for social media coverage. Assistant Talent Scout. Recognized and scouted out celebrities, influencers, and other high-profile guests attending events for PR/coverage. Wrangled talent, and distributed and collected release forms. Attended to the camera crew. Helped crew load/unload gear, went on runs for lunches, productions needs, etc., and was of general assistance on set.
Awards
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Barack Obama - President's Volunteer Service Award
(2012)
Education
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Full Sail University
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Alabama State University
(2013-2017)
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