Ya'Ke Smith

History in the making...

<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(128, 128, 128); font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 18px; "><!--StartFragment--> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">Widely regarded as one of this generation’s next film directors to watch, Ya’Ke has made a name for himself as a filmmaker with a veracious style of storytelling that takes an unflinching look at issues facing today’s society.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">Ya’Ke made his first film at the age of 15, while a student at Sam Houston High School in his native San Antonio, TX and has yet to look back. His films have received worldwide acclaim, screening and winning awards at over 40 film festivals, including The Cannes International Film Festival. His films have also screened on HBO, Showtime and BET J.&nbsp;He is the recipient of a&nbsp;Director’s Guild of America Student Film Award, a regional Student Academy Award and an HBO Short Film Award.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">Ya’Ke graduated with his Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Texas at Austin’s film program.&nbsp;He just completed production on a documentary entitled&nbsp;<i>Father</i></span><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;"> and&nbsp;is fundraising for his debut feature, which he plans to shoot in the near future.&nbsp; He is currently an Assistant Professor of Art at the University of Texas at Arlington.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <!--EndFragment--> <p></p></span>

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