Kymberly Harris

Height: 163 cm

Kymberly's interested in stories that personally deal with how we are formed by our families and by society, and how that effects our ability to connect to each other. Regardless of the scope or ...Show More

Kymberly's interested in stories that personally deal with how we are formed by our families and by society, and how that effects our ability to connect to each other. Regardless of the scope or genre of the world of the story, her work is going to examine this thread of human relationship and consider the specific psychology of each character.Themes of interest: family dysfunction, youth and healing, the art and industry of acting, addiction and rehabilitation, female empowerment, gender, social justice, psychology She founded her production Company Firsthand Films and then wrote and directed the award-winning shorts Rose's Turn, that was at Cannes, FAITH starring Britt Lower and Jess Gabor that won Best Short at NYCIFF. Her feature I HEARD SARAH won the Robert Rodriguez Best Indie Auteur Award at Bare Bones International Music and Film Festival / Distributor Good Deed Entertainment.Her first love was theatre.and shes directed several plays in NYC and LA (Rogue Machine, Theatre for the New City, PRT).A published and produced playwright, several plays written by Kymberly have been produced in NYC (Cherry Lane, la mamma, Harold Clurman Theatre). Her play FAITH is the only drama published in the new anthology, Proofread or Die!, featuring works by colleagues and friends of the late David Foster Wallace. She assisted James Ponsoldt and Jason Segel on the film The End of the Tour.Some acting credits include originating the role of Holly in Eric Simonson's BANG THE DRUM SLOWLY opposite Tracy Letts, and the workshop of Terrence McNally's IT'S ONLY A PLAY opposite Thomas Sadoski, Josh Radnor, and Lisa Kudrow.When not writing/directing Kymberly teaches workshops,to stay in her greatest skill and passion, empowering and working with actors. Instructor: Lee Strasberg Film and Theatre Institute Acting Coach: Select private clients Member: Free the Work, AEA, AFTRA, SAG, Dramatists Guild, Women in Film, Alliance of Women DirectorsWebsite: www.kymberlyharris.me. Hide