Yhá Mourhia Wright ™ 💗

The JUCCEE Cohort is crewing up across several cities & regions and the Bay Area team is coming together!  Follow @jucceeshorts We’re crewing up for a new psychological thriller, “FOUL PLAY”  LOGLINE: Fresh off a messy divorce, coach Robyn Underwood takes over a struggling college team, only to discover her star player is the man she recently had a reckless affair with. What starts as undeniable attraction spirals into obsession as his fixation turns dangerous, threatening her career, her safety… and her life. 📱This is your opportunity to learn or reaffirm the vertical production format, develop your own project, and earn a share of what you create. And when it’s done the series goes straight to distribution on JUCCEE!  Comment “BAY” to apply. Bay Area Team:  Yhá Mourhia Wright, Director/Producer  Tajianna Okechukwu, Producer  Dexx Broughton, Cinematographer  Jasmine Je’toi, 1st Assistant Director  Kiki Williams, Production Manager  Laniqua C. Richardson, Editor Stacie McClam, Production Assistant  #bayareafilm #microdrama #verticalseries

If I tell my truth, maybe you won’t have to live it. I’ve kept the “messy” parts of production mostly off the record. But if we’re going to build a real blueprint for independent film, I have to be honest about the times I have failed. I’m spilling the tea on my own “shadow side” as a leader. I was trying to build a baby Hollywood, market-scale project on a super indie budget. I’m sharing this because most indie filmmakers get Scope wrong before they even hit the record button. They think it’s a budget question, but it’s actually a capacity question: time, people, and energy. The Producer’s Blueprint (TPB) isn’t a highlight reel. It’s a masterclass in the logic and longevity required to finish what your next project! COMMENT: ‘PRO’ for the link ▶️ WATCH on YouTube 🎙️ LISTEN on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Audible #indiefilm #filmmakingtips

✨SPEAKER REEL✨ Are you seeking… Inspiration Education Empowerment Trusted Conversations I’ve got you covered! With over 10 years of experience, I am ready to take my journey to the next level! ➡️Ready to book me? Curious to learn more? Email [email protected] SUBJECT: Booking 👀Wanna see me in even more action?? Click the link in my bio to watch the full reel!! #motivationalspeakers #womenempowerwomen

Is it failure or mismanaged expectations? 5 festivals. 10 festivals. 20-plus. New collaborators. Real relationships. That’s a producing win!! Turn your outcomes inward. Toward the things you can actually execute. The things you control! COMMENT: ‘PRO’ for the link ▶️ WATCH on YouTube 🎙️ LISTEN on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Audible #indiefilm #filmmakingtips

ACTORS - This is for you! Comment: CAST Casting for @jucceeshorts “FOUL PLAY” isn’t open yet, but if this story has your name on it, comment “CAST” and you’ll be the first to know when we’re ready to bring you in. LOGLINE: Fresh off a messy divorce, coach Robyn Underwood takes over a struggling college team, only to discover her star player is the man she recently had a reckless affair with. What starts as undeniable attraction spirals into obsession as his fixation turns dangerous — threatening her career, her safety… and her life. We are only ONE WEEK into the JUCCEE Cohort and already this crew is showing out. Shoutout to our Bay Area team for a week of incredible meetings and momentum: Director/Producer @mswrightontime Producer @tajiannaokechukwu Cinematographer @cine.dexx 1st AD @jasjetoi Production Manager @finesselogosbykiki Editor @laniquacollins14 Production Assistant @staciemcclam 🗓️ SHOOT DATES: July 23rd - July 26th Follow @jucceeshorts Comment: CAST #bayareafilm #microdrama #verticalseries #shortdrama jucceeshorts filmcrew indiefilm​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

“Perfect” held me back - and it could be holding you back too! Filmmakers who have the “perfect” pitch but zero soul behind the “Why” lose their audience…including investors! In today’s episode of The Producer’s Blueprint, we’re breaking down the “Why Now” factor. Whether you’ve been sitting on your story for 20 minutes or 20 years, your humanity is what actually closes the deal. COMMENT: ‘PRO’ for the link ▶️ WATCH on YouTube 🎙️ LISTEN on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Audible #indiefilm #filmmakingtips

Bay Area!! NEXT UP… 📍Visual Leadership Salon May 3, 2026 | San Francisco | 9:30 am-5:00 pm Hosted by @sfchronicle photo team I’m grateful to be joining this space for photo editors, filmmakers, producers, curators, and visual storytellers to collaborate on building a better future for visual media industries. TOPICS INCLUDE: Navigating AI, establishing ethics of care, equitable contracts, trauma-informed safety and commissioning practices, curating long-form projects, and more. Produced by @authoritycollective 🫶🏾Centering women & gender-nonconforming visual storytellers of color 💫Open to any who are committed to building an equitable visual media landscape for all 👉🏾Comment “LEAD” for the link to register! Thank you @scruggsworks of @blackwomendirectors for providing me with this opportunity!! #womeninmedia #bayareacreatives

Excited to announce SCORED is an OFFICIAL SELECTION of the Diversity in Cannes Short Film & Webseries Showcase — Virtual Showcase 🇫🇷 Set against the backdrop of creative labor and emotional restraint, SCORED follows a young composer navigating grief while tasked with scoring a film—blurring the lines between what is felt, what is expressed, and what remains unsaid. The showcase is scheduled to begin screenings around May 18, 2026 (date TBD), bringing together a global slate of films that center diverse voices and storytelling. Honored to have SCORED included in this year’s program and to share this work on an international stage. More updates soon.

Gary, Indiana to the Bay, we always holding it down for MJ!! The Michael Jackson biopic was beautiful, everyone did their thang and Jaafar embodied MJ impeccably. I am grateful to have experienced the film in the theater with my familia! We miss MJ but talk about a legacy that lives on and on!! ⭐️ #MichaelJackson #MichaelJacksonFans #michaeljacksonbiopic OWWW!! 💫

🎬Drop PRO in the comments and I’ll send you the full episode! The Producer’s Blueprint drops every Thursday on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio and more! Indie Filmmakers - this is for you! #indiefilmmaker #filmtips

❌Comment: PRO for the full episode Many independent producers think they are being “resourceful” by asking their crew to do the work of three departments. They call it “the indie spirit.” I call it a lack of planning. 😬 🎞️In Episode 2 of The Producer’s Blueprint, we’re breaking down why Scope isn’t just about your bank account—it’s about your Capacity: time, people, and energy. If you don’t have the people power to execute without burning out, your project is built on sand. Comment “PRO” …. and I’ll send you the 3-question audit I use to ensure my production infrastructure is actually solid before I hit record. If the film matters... make it anyway. #indiefilm #womeninfilm

Another Creative Multi-Hypehnate Summit story from @mswrightontime ⭐️ Yhá Mourhia Wright (Inside Out Podcast, Don't Be Desperate, #LoveMyRoomie, Chocolate with Sprinkles) is a NAACP Image Award–nominated filmmaker from San Jose, CA. In 2016, she founded YháWright Productions and launched its first original series, Love My Roomie, now streaming on Amazon Prime Video. In the years that followed, she expanded her work in digital storytelling as a Senior Video Producer at MadameNoire, where she produced culturally resonant series including Listen to Black Women: Take to the Streets, In This Room, and Healthy Her. From 2021 to 2023, Yhá Mourhia served as Programs Director for the Black TV & Film Collective, securing partnerships with Netflix, Aspire TV, Urbanworld Film Festival, and Delta Airlines. In 2023, her short film Don’t Be Desperate, starring D. Woods, premiered nationally on Aspire TV and earned a nomination for Outstanding Music at the Micheaux Film Festival. From 2023 to 2025, she served as Director of Education and Engagement for the CBS Studios Leadership Pipeline Challenge, contributing to the program’s 2024 Anthem Award recognition. Her producing credits include Chocolate with Sprinkles, winner of the 2024 HBO Short Film Competition at the American Black Film Festival, and a 2025 NAACP Image Award nomination. In 2025, she was named a Top 100 Finalist in the Tyler Perry Dream Collective and a finalist for the Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) Short Film Fund for her short film It Stays Here. She is also a co-producer of Missing Rhythms, a 2025 Micheaux Film Festival award-winning film recognized for Best Horror/Thriller. Yhá Mourhia has returned for a fourth consecutive year as an Advisor to Black Girls Film Camp, a 501(c)(3) organization supporting teenage girls from around the world in writing and directing short films while amplifying underrepresented stories through social impact. She is the creator and host of the Inside Out Podcast, where entrepreneurs, filmmakers, creatives, and thought leaders share how they build and sustain their work from the inside out.