Biography

Bethel Dixon is a writer/producer focused on creating a body of work that tells authentic and moving stories centered upon the lives of people of color around the globe. Bethel brings a distinct voice and vision to her work as a first generation Ethiopian Eritrean American filmmaker, drawn towards the exploration of humanity, family dynamics, women, immigrant life, and the use of film as a vessel for social impact.

In 2021, Bethel was selected as a Black Producers Fellow by the Black TV & Film Collective and Wavelength Productions. As part of the inaugural class of fellows, her short film "Here", tackles the subject of the black experience of education in America told from an immigrant lens. HERE received a nomination for Outstanding Dramatic Writing (Short) at the 2022 Micheaux Film Festival and was nominated for Best Narrative Short at the 2022 Pan African Film Festival.

Bethel co-wrote and produced the short film "Crossroads", which premiered at BronzeLens in 2020 and screened at the 2021 Pan African Film Festival. A former screenwriting mentee of the 2012 Women In Film Mentoring Program, Bethel studied feature film writing with the UCLA Extension Writers' Program. Prior to shifting her career towards independent filmmaking, Bethel worked in network development and programming for nine years.

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