Award winning filmmaker Ky Dickens is best known for her acclaimed documentaries that shift public policy and culture. She’s been hailed a storyteller at the intersection of film and complex social issues - demonstrated by receiving the Focus Award for Achievement in Directing and the Change Maker Award for influencing social change through art and film.
Ky is about to release her fifth feature film SHOW HER THE MONEY, a feminist Shark Tank manifesto, featuring award winning actors Elizabeth Banks and Sharon Gless. Her 2021 Film, #TimeToCare premiered at SXSW and then for the United State Congress. #TimeToCare goes behind the scenes with social influencers whose surreal caregiving journeys made them TikTok sensations. Her film ZERO WEEKS (Amazon), about America’s paid leave crisis, premiered its trailer at the White House Summit on the United State of Women, hosted by Oprah & Michelle Obama. Her 2019 film, THE CITY THAT SOLD AMERICA (Freestyle Releasing) is about Chicago’s crucial place in American consumer culture and modern advertising. The film is a sequel to Emmy-award winning ART & COPY. Her groundbreaking film, SOLE SURVIVOR (CNN FILMS), profiled lone survivors of otherwise fatal plane crashes. Her first feature documentary, FISH OUT OF WATER, was recognized for its instrumental role in changing the national faith perspective on LGBTQI+ human rights. From 2019-2021, Ky rolled out a series of award-winning short films about Americans dying of curable diseases due to the Medicaid Gap (CRITICAL CONDITION, ON THE EDGE & LEFT BEHIND). She is in development on two different documentary series and she just directed her first narrative film, IN THE JUNGLE, slated to be released in 2024.
In addition to her feature film work, Ky directs commercials for some of the biggest brands in America. Her clients include Netflix, Google, Facebook, TikTok and Johnson & Johnson. She’s an active member of Film Fatales Los Angeles and a member of the Directors Guild of America.
Ky is currently training to become a certified “SPELLING TO COMMUNICATE” partner to help Autistic non-speakers communicate at school and at work. Having a brother on the spectrum, Ky’s been active in the special needs community her entire life, starting in high school where she spearheaded the districts’ inclusion program. Currently, she’s active in the DEI programs for the Burbank Unified School District. She graduated with Magna Cum Laude honors from Vanderbilt University. She’s an avid reader, zealous hiker, big idea swapper and science and history nerd. She lives in Los Angeles with her wife, two kids, Devon Rex cats and Kombucha scoby.