AMANDA DE SOUZA is a Canadian writer, director and designer. Focused on diverse storytelling, her directorial debut “Call Me Daddy” premiered at The Official Latino Film Festival in Coachella winning Best Comedy and opened at the Women’s Film Festival in Philadelphia, winning Best Narrative Short. The film will open at the Canadian Film Festival in 2023. Amanda worked as an associate producer on the Netflix feature “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before”, Lionsgate feature “Spiral” and as a creative consultant on “Carrie Pilby” premiering at TIFF in 2016. She has assisted multiple directors and showrunners including the upcoming Netflix series “Avatar: the Last Airbender”, “The Umbrella Academy”, and the Disney feature, “Spin”. Prior to working in film, Amanda worked for Broadway productions as a press representative, including on the Tony Award-winning musical, “Anything Goes”. Amanda also worked as a Senior Designer for Condé Nast’s W Magazine writing for the W Obsessions website and designing artistic programs in partnership with LACMA. Amanda's artwork has been featured in exhibitions at Grand Central Station as well as public art installations in Central Park and Lincoln Center. After 2 seasons on UCP’s award-winning series “CHUCKY” including working in the writers’ room in season 2, Amanda currently works as Digital Media Manager for LA-based Apartment 3C Productions under Director Jennifer Morrison and as a story editor and producer for Toronto-based femmedaddy Productions with her creative partner, Annie Briggs. They have recently been selected as participants in the HerArts Film Lab in Salerno, Italy.