Diana Williams
About
Diana Williams has produced critically acclaimed narrative films such as Our Song (directed by Jim McKay), the mock-documentary The Love Machine (directed by Gordon Eriksen), Piggie (co-written and directed by Alison Bagnall), and Nice Guys Sleep Alone (based on the best selling book by Bruce Fierstein, directed by Stu Pollard), and award-winning documentaries, including the Emmy©-winning Sylvia Drew Ivie, and the Cine-Golden Eagle winning Another First Step. Williams has been a nominee for the Motorola Producer Award by the IFP/West Spirit Awards. She is the founder of Exit 5 Entertainment (E5E), a New York based production company. Williams is currently on the Board of Advisors for Stellar Network, a filmmaker organization based in NY and National Video Resources. She has served as an advisor or programming consultant to numerous film festivals including the New York International Latino Film Festival, AFI Silver Doc, and HBO Aspen Comedy Fest. A graduate of Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business, Williams began her career in Los Angeles as a DGA Assistant Director.
The Road Home
A comedic drama about the strained relationship between a Chinese American daughter and her immigrant father who is struggling with the early signs of Alzheimers.
Innocents Lost: Child Soldiers at War
Child soldiers from the war zones of Colombia, Nepal, and Uganda tell their own stories in their own words. With unprecedented access, the documentary explores their lives as well as the families and communities who are also trapped in this global crisis.