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Filmmaker Spotlight:
Carona Davis Diop – CEO, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, PRODUCER, DIRECTOR

Multi-Award-winning founder and CEO of Diop Productions Carona Davis-Diop found her calling in 2015 when she and her family moved from Georgia to New Jersey. Originally a native of New York City’s Greenwich Village (Westbeth), Carona grew up in the Mecca of the arts and entertainment industry. Freedom of expression was the word of the day and walking amongst actors, singers, and dancers every day for most of her life was the norm. Being a part of a great experience such as this lit a spark within Carona pushing her to delve more into her writing. This allowed her to complete her first novel The Opening, which soon after became a film production followed by her short films Unhinged and Masters of Ascension.

Along with several film projects coming to light, Carona Davis-Diop never shies away from hard work. Her personal philosophy “Don’t work for an Empire. Build one.” is what she strives to accomplish by showing others how to use their talents/skills to succeed through personal experience. Carona is currently working on a comedy pilot, a digital magazine by the name of Split/Screen, 2 children’s books one of which she is writing with her son Firoz Davis as well as 2 film projects produced by her 13-year old multi-award winning daughter, actress Amaya Davis- Diop.