iman dupree (they/them/theirs)
location: washington, dc
artistic practice: vintage inspired portraiture, cinematography, screenwriting, sound design, poetry.
artistic statement: navigating with ancestral guidance, the aim of my art is simply to reflect the times. i express through the medium of cinema and poetry to explore the complexities of life, love and longing, through a purely intersectional lens. focusing on themes of Blackness, queerness, sexuality, disability, romanticism, fatness, and select others, i strive to evolve cinema beyond its historical tropes. i avoid 3-act structured storytelling. i do not produce white-centric projects. no matter the tale, love will reside at its core. my objective: to thrive as an underground artist, who dares to create the films that others won’t, and to inspire more.. who will.
forthcoming projects
photography by iman dupree
poster by aaron allen davis
title: ”zaire” (formerly known as “love me in the light”)
logline: filmed during the military occupation of dc, “zaire” explores the quarantine distance that united two cinephiles, who longed for human comfort, behind and beyond closed doors.
starring: carmen banks, benji
expected 2026, on www.lmitl.org
this project is funded in part by the maryland state arts council. thank you msac! to learn more about the maryland state arts council, and how they impact maryland, visit msac.org.
artwork by aaron allen davis
logline: kasim, a returning citizen of baltimore, md, endeavors to find solace amidst a world he hasn’t known for 10 years.
expected 2026
this project is also funded in part by the maryland state arts council. thank you msac! to learn more about the maryland state arts council, and how they impact maryland, visit msac.org.
