Producer/Documentary Director
Grace is a freelance Producer/Production Coordinator and Co-Founder of Dark Sun Pictures a Boutique Brooklyn-based production company.
At age of 18, she moved overseas to work for an NGO in Papua New Guinea and fell in love with documentaries and storytelling. She lived there for 4 years and moved to NYC in 2020 to get more formal training and join the industry.
She was recognized and awarded a Live Mas Scholarship for 2 consecutive years in recognition for her vision and use of film for social impact. Grace is a graduate of New York Film Academy 2 -Year Filmmaking 2021 Conservatory Program.
She directed and produced documentary shorts for PBS which aired on National Public Television.
On the side - she production designs for short films and commercials. She is currently in pre-production for her first feature at a Creative Director.
BACKGROUND:
Grace Ward has been a storyteller since a young age while running around the woods of Virginia and wrangling her large amount of siblings into play acting the stories in her head. Homeschooled her whole life - she was raised in the fundamentalist Christian sect "The Quiverfull Movement" made well known by the reality TV stars the Duggars.
Her parents joined a non - profit at the age of 10 and she spent several summers traveling in a big 15 passenger van across the US. At 18 she moved to Papua New Guinea and kickstarted the Media and Marketing Department at an NGO. She also has lived in Australia and in the Philippines for months at a time.
Whether it be backpacking in the Sawtooths of Idaho, sleeping in one room with eight other people in the slums of Manila, or living in her current tiny apartment in New York, Grace's experiences have shaped her ability to mold and assimilate into almost any situation. Her rich life experiences have given her so much to tell, at such a young age. Her drive and hardworking nature has kept her busy both in the freelance world and always working on her next project.