Angel Kristi Williams is a filmmaker born and raised in West Baltimore whose work explores love and the power of silence. Inspired by a VHS camcorder gifted by her late father at age eight, she developed a cinematic language grounded in intimacy, observation, and the emotional complexity of human connection. Her feature directorial debut, Really Love, premiered at SXSW, where it received Special Jury Recognition for Acting. The film was subsequently acquired and released by Netflix. Her television directing credits include Beacon 23 (MGM+), Cherish the Day (Warner Bros.), and Colin in Black and White (Netflix), for which she won an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Breakthrough Creative in Directing.

As an accomplished educator, Angel brings her professional expertise in storytelling and filmmaking into the classroom, developing emerging artists’ creative voices, critical thinking, and practical production skills. Most recently, she served as the Filmmaker in Residence at the Maryland Institute College of Art. She also guest lectures at Baltimore School for the Arts and teaches and leads workshops at institutions and programs across the United States and internationally, including Film Independent’s Global Media Makers in Nigeria. Angel divides her time between Baltimore and Los Angeles.