Meet
Makisa Francis
Makisa is a multidisciplinary creative with a focus on entertainment, television, and film marketing. She has worked with leading tech and media companies including TikTok, Hulu, VICE, ABC, and The Atlantic.
She is also an emerging screenwriter and director, currently transitioning from commercial creative direction to writing, producing, and showrunning.
Her original one-hour sci-fi pilot earned her a spot in the 2025 Cohort for the Indiewood Screenwriter’s Fund, recognition as a Finalist in the Studio Skyfire Fellowship with Stowe Story Labs, as well as a semi-finalist placement with The Athena Film Festival Writer’s Lab.
AWARDS AND ACCOLADES
Writing Cohort: Indiewood Screenwriter’s Fund
Finalist: Studio Skyfire Fellowship
Finalist: Roadmap Writers Diversity Fellowship
Semi-Finalist: Athena Film Festival 2025-26 Writers Lab
Quarter-Finalist: Black Boy/ Girl Writes Initiative