Craig T. Williams

Craig T. Williams is a Film/TV writer and producer. Having just completed production of Game Nite, a feature film he wrote and produced, directed by Tony Award winning actor, Tonya Pinkins, Craig is on the writing staff for a TV show on the ALLBLK network. Craig has many scripts in various stages of development including the award winning one-hour TV pilot How Ya Like Me Now (2nd Place in the Page International Screenwriting Competition), about the ‘80s rap rivalry between Kool Moe Dee and LL Cool J, a Christmas Movie Musical and a 30-minute dramedy inspired by his mother finding her long lost sister when they were both in their 60's. In 2021 he won a $25,000 Producers grant from the Black TV and Film Collective with fiscal support from Wavelength and Cinereach to produce the short film Mechanics Rose, which is now playing the festival circuit. Craig is a huge proponent of educating screenwriters in a way that will empower them to write the stories they want to tell. It’s not about the how, it’s the why. He’s taught screenwriting for Film and TV at Wesleyan University. He has led workshops and seminars for education institutions and festivals around the country, including one for the upcoming Essence Film Festival in New Orleans. He’s a mentor for Women of Color Unite’s Start with 8 Mentorship Program, The Craft Institute, and for teen filmmakers at Reel Works Mentorship Program in Brooklyn. Craig single handedly runs the Facebook group, Black Screenwriters, with over twenty thousand members. A native New Yorker, Craig honed his skills creating a string of quirky, comedic, romantic short films with Rosalyn, his wife of 21 years. Together they’ve made more than fifty film projects. They have an 18-year-old son and make their life in the heart of midtown Manhattan.