China L. Colston

China L. Colston has a great zeal for portraying flawed characters with redeemable qualities. Her most prominent written films are Big Chops, Sweet Thang and Dark Seed. Moreover, her body of work can be seen on stage, film and television. Equally Important, her film work has been honored with a 2019 Best Actors Reel award from New York's Success in the Arts organization aka S.I.T.A, a 2017 Best Actress in a Feature Film award from the Validate Yourself film festival for her performance in Dark Seed, a 2017 Best Feature Film award for Dark Seed from the same Validate Yourself film festival. Additionally, she received a 2017 Best Director award nomination for Dark Seed from the Validate Yourself film festival and a 2016 Best Feature Film Black Excellence award nomination for Dark Seed from The African American Arts Alliance of Chicago. Furthermore, her stage work has been honored with a Best Actress in an Ensemble and a Best Featured Actress in a Play from Chicago's Black Theater Alliance Awards.