Amy Williams

Biography: Amy Morrison Williams was born in Memphis, Tennessee and grew up in New York City's Lower East Side in the days when it was notorious for drugs and crime. Her father, a college professor, had a Ph.D. in German literature; a poet, writer and photographer, he had a wide range of gifts and interests, including films and movie making. Her mother worked as a transcriber and typesetter before becoming an accidental journalist and writer. Dr. Morrison was writing a critical work about Franz Kafka when he was severely injured in 1970 in Manhattan. Much of this story was told in Williams' first film, "The Morrison Project," which won Best Documentary and the Golden Starfish Award at The Hamptons Film Festival in 2003. With enormous passion for film and storytelling in her blood, Williams gravitated to movie theaters as an escape from her childhood demons, and voraciously consuming movies before she was in double digits. She was unaware of her own eye for photography until she was an adult, when she learned to use the tools of the trade, working as a wedding photographer and videos. But it was when she was living in Chapel Hill, N.C., that her thirst to make films grew, and she studied at Duke University's Center for Documentary Studies with the idea of making documentaries and beyond. Williams works to package feature films as well as shorts and music videos, bringing in department heads, crew and cast. Williams Raised 95% of the budget for the feature film Mothers and Daughters starring Susan Sarandon, Sharon Stone and Courtney Cox among others. Williams Raised 100 percent of the financing and cast for Rock Paper Scissors (Michael Madsen, Tatum O'Neal). She was also instrumental in getting the film sold. Williams brought all cast including Selma Blair, Graham Greene, Bill Bellamy along with crew and Department heads for a $3 million production in Los Angeles for the feature Horror/Drama "A Dark Foe "coming out this summer 2021 Williams worked to bring on a good part of financing and lead talent Loraine Bracco, Mark Miller and Andra Eggleston and much more for the feature film "Jacir" helped with full production shot this winter in Memphis 2020 now in post production. Amy has produced multiple music videos with "Luscious Jackson", "Hers"- can crew up and package for any bands, can cast professional dancers and A list names if needed. Notable Achievements for Directing Include: -The Morrison Project (documentary), 2003: Best Documentary (Hamptons Film Festival & Kent Film Festival) -A Night In Jail (short), 2017: Official Selection (Hollyshorts Film Festival and LA Shots Film Festival) -Respire (short), 2017: Best Director (California Women's Film Festival) and Best Narrative Short (California International Short FIlm Festival) On the documentary side, Williams has shot and directed most of her film about life and death, "In the End," which is currently in post. Williams is working on several new projects including series and features to be announced. Williams is a hardworking mom, a professional photographer, producer, director and writer. She runs, enjoys yoga and exercise, loves to cook and paint for fun, and is an ardent advocate for animals. She and her husband, Neil Williams, live in Malibu, California and have two daughters. Her eldest daughter is a writer, singer, dancer, and actress. She graduated Emerson College for film production. The youngest daughter Coco Joelle also loves to sing, act, and is preparing to become professional dancer /writer who went to NYU.