DeMane Davis

DeMane Davis (born ) is an American film and television director and producer.

Originally from Roxbury, Massachusetts, Davis's first production was 1997's Black & White & Red All Over, which she co-wrote with Khari Streeter.

Lift (2001)

In 2001, Davis and Streeter worked together again, co-directing the crime-thriller Lift, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. Lift starred Kerry Washington as a young woman who works in a department store but who is also a professional shoplifter—a so-called "booster".

Television (2018–present)

After her first two films found some success, she moved from Boston to New York, where she worked for an agency writing and directing advertisements. Davis finally got the opportunity to direct longer pieces again when Ava DuVernay asked her to direct an episode of DuVernay's 2016–2022 television drama, Queen Sugar. In 2022, she directed the pilot of NBC's Found. she is the director and executive producer of Brilliant Minds.