Giselle Bailey is a Jamaican-American director & artist whose work blends documentary filmmaking, contemporary art, and experimental editing to create content that is explosively visual and metaphorical.
RECENT WORK
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RECENT WORK 〰️
“Seen & Heard" is a documentary series that explores the history of Black Television and follows today’s iconic Black TV Creatives. It is executive produced by Issa Rae and Montrel McKay through production company HOORAE and features talent including Oprah Winfrey, Tyler Perry, Swizz Beats, Lena Waithe, Terence Nance and Shonda Rhimes.
Film By, Giselle Bailey
HBO | SEEN & HEARD
Coming 2024
“Ladies First” 2023, a documentary series executive produced by Dream Hampton with production company Culture House. Giselle created stylized visuals for episodes 3 & 4 that describes the sisterhood, style and talent of women in hip hop. The series features Queen Latifah, MC Lyte, Tierra Whack, Latto, Saweetie & many more.
Director, Giselle Bailey
NETFLIX | LADIES FIRST
“Hair Tales” 2022, a documentary series executive produced by Oprah Winfrey, Tracee Ellis Ross and Michaela Angela Davis for Onyx Collective & OWN with production company Culture House. Giselle lent her visual aesthetic as a segment director to sequences that pay homage to iconic black hairstyles.
Segment Director, Giselle Bailey
HULU | HAIR TALES
“The Legend of the Underground” 2021, is a HBO documentary feature film set in Nigeria that explores the lives of several non-conformist men who are fighting for freedom of expression while facing down anti-LGBTQ laws. The film was executive produced by John Legend, Mike Jackson through production company Get Lifted. The film premiered at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival.
Director & Producer, Giselle Bailey
HBO | THE LEGEND OF THE UNDERGROUND
SOON COME
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The following projects have been developed by Hush Studio. Each Hush film is released in conjunction with impact campaigns and activations designed to keep them culturally viral.
A hybrid-documentary film about the black liberation movement co-created and co-directed with filmmaker Stephen Bailey, production company Indigo Films. The project was developed with Concordia Studios. Expected 2025.
“STELLA”
A documentary feature about the power of music to heal, set in Jamaica and led by the contemporary messiah of Reggae. Expected 2026.