About Us

Passion  (Writer, Director & Producer)
Passion's work as a director has been featured in the Chekhov NOW Festival, Estrogenius Festivals, National Black Theatre Festivals, Voices From The Edge, NYU Festival of New Works, New Federal Theatre and N.Y.C. College of Technology (CUNY) where she is an adjunct professor.
Passion is a member of: Lincoln Center Theater Directors Lab, NYU (Tisch) Department of Dramatic Writing / Directors Company, Frank Silvera Writers Workshop, SSDC (Society of Stage Directors & Choreographers), CineWomen NY, Women's Project & Productions, Directors ForumAssociate Artist with the Lark Theatre.

Carol Bash  (Director of Photography)  President, Paradox Films
Carol Bash’s areas of expertise include broadcast journalism, independent filmmaking and historical documentaries.
In April 2002, Ms. Bash founded Paradox Films whose work includes Soul on Soul: the Story of Mary Lou Williams, as well as two other productions currently in development: Common Ground: the Good Fight of Malik Rahim and a program on pioneer Harlem Renaissance sculptor, Meta Warwick Fuller. 
In addition to being an independent documentary filmmaker Ms. Bash has been an archival researcher on several prestigious documentary film productions.  Ms. Bash holds a masters degree in Media Studies from the New School for Social Research. 

Kaci M. Fannin
Kaci M. Fannin is an independent filmmaker and actress.  As a filmmaker, she has extensive production experience in both TV and film, working as everything from Assistant to director Peter Werner on the made for TV movie "Substitute Wife", starring Farrah Fawcett and Leah Daniels to 1st AD, Associate and Line Producer on various independent films both in Texas and Los Angeles over the years (see IMBD ).

As an actress, some of Kaci's credits are:  Film: "The Associate" (Disney) – Featured; PBS production of "My Own Television" (MOTV) – Female Lead; "Soulmates"-Co-star; "God's Forgotten House" – Featured.  Television : "Hudson Street " (ABC) – Featured; "On Common Ground" (Pilot) – Recurring.  Theatre: Lee Strausberg Theatre (LA); Regional: New York City: Cherry Lane; Henry Street Settlement; Producer's Club; The Billie Holiday Theatre; The Kitchen Theatre (Ithaca, NY); The Fulton Opera House (Lancaster, PA).

Kaci has also enjoyed success as an industrial and commercial voice-over actress, currently heard as the voice for Veritas, in their national radio and television campaign against Type II Diabetes.  

An industry professional with a dense film background, ED DESSISSO began his film career through a special program for minorities behind the camera sponsored by Harry Belafonte, Chiz Schultz, Hal De Windt and Cliff Frazier.
Some of his most recent credits include JOHN HENRIK CLARKE: A GREAT AND MIGHTY WALK, an award winning documentary produced by Wesley Snipes and directed by St. Claire Bourne, SPIRIT LOST, Tim Reid, producer, DEAD PRESIDENTS and PORGY AND BESS: AN AMERICAN VOICE.
In 1995, Ed Dessisso returned from Nigeria where he directed OMEN OF LOVE on location in Lagos. The project inaugurated Danit B. Film Corp.‘s launch into the international independent film market by capturing U.S. domestic rights for the movie. In addition to representing OMEN OF LOVE, Danit B. Film Corp. is proud to have a representation relationship with Sungold/Catwalk Pictures for all media rights to THE LAST VIRGIN. Danit B. also maintains ongoing associations with Swift Studio, LTD, New Africa Film Group and Kotco, LTD.: independent producers of film and commercial television products for the West African Broadcast outlets.

Pilar Newton  (Animator)
Pilar Newton graduated from LaGuardia HS of Music and Art and the Performing Arts and went on to get her Bachelor of Fine Art as a film major at the Rhode Island School of Design. Pilar Newton has worked on animation and art for such companies as Cartoon Network, MTV, Estee Lauder, Listerene and Independent children's book company Three Spots Production. She formed her company PilarToons LLC in 2001 and has a growing list of clients. Pilar also teaches illustration and animation workshops for children throughout the New York area. PilarToons LLC.

Cecil Lee  (Web Design & Marketing)
A native New Yorker Cecil brings artistic insight into the design and maintenance ofthe Drama Mamas website along with a wealth of internet marketing experience.  A former small press publisher and educator Cecil is president of CeeLee Productions a Website Design and Development Company, a CEA Artist (Computer Evolved Art) and digital photographer.  Links to artwork, web design and upcoming projects can be found @ http://art-alive.com/ceelee/.

Cheronique Nimmons  (Assistant to writer/director)
Cheronique Nimmons recently graduated from Plattsburgh State University, where she earned her B.A. in Mass Communications with a minor in Studio Art. As a Production Coordinator and Production Assistant on previous independent film internships, her accomplishments included talent booking and processing contracts for cast and crew as well as responsibility for transporting crew and cast. As assistant to Drama Mamas writer/director Passion, Cheronique brings a fresh sensibility from a generation newly exposed to the beauty of the theater world as she continues her pursuit of behind the scenes media experience.