Kara Durrett
Kara Durrett is an independent producer who recently produced Adamma Ebo's HONK FOR JESUS, SAVE YOUR SOUL alongside Daniel Kaluuya's 59% and Pinky Promise, which sold to Focus and MonkeyPaw out of Sundance 2022.
Kara is the reason I was brought on to HONK as a physical producer and in the process of making that film, she became a bud. She is fun to work with, in fact, she is a great time! (direct quote from Kara!)
Regina Hall and Sterling K. Brown give phenomenally funny performances worthy of an hour and 42 minutes of your time.
The film premieres today, September 2nd, in theaters and on Peacock. So excited for the world to see it! Check it out and tell me what you think!
Kara also produced Celine Held & Logan George’s VANISHINGS AT CADDO LAKE alongside M Night Shyamalan, which is currently in Post Production.
Currently, Kara is producing IF YOU WERE THE LAST starring Anthony Mackie and Zoe Chao, as well as Laurel Parmet's THE STARLING GIRL starring Eliza Scanlen and Lewis Pullman.
Past productions include Celine Held & Logan George’s TOPSIDE, as well as Alex Fischer & Eleanor Wilson’s SAVE YOURSELVES!, which premiered in competition at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. Upcoming projects are David Craig and Brian Crano’s I DON’T UNDERSTAND YOU, starring Nick Kroll and Andrew Rannells, as well as Executive Producing Hannah Peterson's THE GRADUATES alongside Chloé Zhao.
Her incredible short film work has been nominated for the Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival, and has screened in competition at Sundance Film Festival, Telluride Film Festival, New York Film Festival, and in the Narrative and Midnight Competitions at SXSW. Her award-winning short film CAROLINE was short-listed for the 2019 Academy Awards.
Gems from our chat include:
Why she loves working with first time directors and the advice she has for them
The value of learning by making mistakes
The deep respect we share for crew and how much of themselves they give to bring stories to life