Ms. Hawkins is a native of Aurora, IL, a city on the outskirts of Chicago. Stacie's interest in the creative art of Film and Television production began while she was a student at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff where she wrote and produced several award winning television productions. She was also a founding member of the University's first broadcast radio station. She then went on to receive her Master of Fine Arts in Film/TV production from Chapman University in Orange, California. While living in California, she had the opportunity to work in various capacities on many student and feature films, as well as write, produce, and direct her own films. Stacie wrote, produced, and directed the short film LIKE A WOMAN SHOULD for her Master's Thesis.

The award winning HD Feature, The Rise & Fall of Miss Thang, is Stacie's feature directorial debut.

AYESHAH WRIGHT
Executive Producer

Ayeshah Wright makes her film debut with the award winning HD Feature, The Rise & Fall of Miss Thang. As Executive Producer Ms. Wright oversaw the development and financing of the Chicago based film. Hailing from Washington DC, Wright has a Bachelor of Business Administration from Howard University.