Daryl Paris Bright

Hailing from the DMV Metro area, Daryl is a filmmaker who graduated from Duke Ellington School of the Arts and Carnegie Mellon University, where she majored in Drama. While attending CMU, she co-hosted CNT's first original podcast that focused on social and political satire. Daryl developed a passion for devised original work and Drama for Social Change when she collaborated with Dramatic Adventure Theatre, performing original work in Prague, Bratislava, and Tanzania. Currently, she helps run CNT Productions. She has helped write, produce, and star in CNT's sketch comedy series, Not Your Type, as well as their award winning choreopoem series, OPEN. Her contributions have gained worldwide recognition including HBO's Inspiration Room, the American Black Film Festival, and AT&T's Film Awards for New Forms of Storytelling. Aside from thriving in NYC's spoken word scene, Daryl strives to create spaces for the nuanced stories of under-represented voices not only in mainstream media, but throughout her community.