ABOUT ME

Desdemona Kusi is a Ghanaian American filmmaker born in the Bronx, and raised in Worcester, Massachusetts. Her recent work explores her identity as a first descendant by highlighting different genres of music, her family upbringing, dancing, food, fabric, spirituality, and cultural events. Her MFA thesis work takes the form of a poetic autobiographical experimental film. Desdemona is driven to continue to produce films that showcase the positive experiences and livelihood of the black community. Through her short films, she pays homage to the past, present, and future developments of her own culture.