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OMAR DERBY

director. editor. 

Omar Derby on the set of "The Good One" short film.

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I'm an award-winning Jamaican filmmaker with over seven years of directing and editing experience. My recent spots for Essential Solutions ("Retire Well") and Greenlion Cleaning ("New York's Finest") have aired nationally and regionally, respectively. 

 

After seven years of serving in the U.S. Army Civil Affairs, I returned to filmmaking and achieved my Master of Fine Arts

in Film and Television from Savannah College of Art and Design. 

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My most recent short film The Good One, a suspense thriller about two brothers from the Jamaican diaspora,

is currently in the film festival circuit.

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AWARDS & RECOGNITION

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  • Commercial Directors Diversity Program Semifinalist, 2023

  • "Best Actor," Georgia Shorts Film Festival 2022 - "Fine Thank You" (director/editor) 

  • Aspire TV Indie Block Selection, 2022-26 - "Anna v Anna" (director/editor) 

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PRESS

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