Sujata Day, Actor, Writer/Director: I watched Issa Rae create her own work, put Awkward Black Girl on her credit card and succeed and make season two and get the kind of press that she got just on her own.
Film Courage: What kind of heart do you think it takes to pursue this business?
Sujata: Whoah! A strong heart [laughs]. I believe as an actor you face so much rejection pretty much on the daily and that has made me a stronger filmmaker. As a director you are continuously facing rejection and I am really thankful that over these past few years I have faced so much rejection as an actor that rejection as a filmmaker doesn’t affect me emotionally…(Watch the video interview on Youtube here).
BIO:
With her infectious personality and unique sense of humor, Pittsburgh native Sujata Day has established herself as a performer, creator, writer, and director. She regularly performs in Upright Citizen Brigade’s hit Asian AF show. Sujata is known for her starring role as CeCe in Issa Rae’s The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl. She’s recurred for three seasons on HBO’s Insecure. Sujata is a Sundance Lab fellow, Sundance Film Festival influencer, and Sundance Collab advisor. Her short film, Cowboy and Indian, sold to a major studio for series development. She served as HBO Visionaries Ambassador in 2019. She directs This Is My Story, a series in which beloved storyteller LeVar Burton narrates real life personal experiences of everyday racism. Sujata’s debut award-winning feature film, Definition Please, is currently touring the film festival circuit.
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