Kafia Haile is a writer-director and visual artist. Prior to her creative career, she was based at the Pentagon as Defense Intelligence Agency’s sole Iraqi tribes and culture analyst. In 2008, she deployed to Iraq as an expert on reconciliation through integrating tribal leaders and former insurgents into the political process. Upon her return, she was promoted to Senior Analyst for Current and Crisis Intelligence.
Kafia transitioned to entertainment to bring social justice, global politics, and empathy to a wider audience. She is a 2015 Nicholl Semifinalist and the writer of MR. HALL’S INTERVIEW, a short film described in Fortune as one “everyone who works should see." In 2016, Participant Media named her a semifinalist in Works for Progress, for TV pilots that inspire social change.
Kafia’s artwork has been featured in exhibitions and live paintings to promote human rights and civic engagement. In any medium, she aspires to inspire resistance against injustice.
EDUCATION
Kafia transitioned to entertainment to bring social justice, global politics, and empathy to a wider audience. She is a 2015 Nicholl Semifinalist and the writer of MR. HALL’S INTERVIEW, a short film described in Fortune as one “everyone who works should see." In 2016, Participant Media named her a semifinalist in Works for Progress, for TV pilots that inspire social change.
Kafia’s artwork has been featured in exhibitions and live paintings to promote human rights and civic engagement. In any medium, she aspires to inspire resistance against injustice.
EDUCATION
- B.A. Spelman College, Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa
- M.A.L.D. The Fletcher School at Tufts University
- M.F.A. with distinction, University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts
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