CREATIVE DIRECTOR

KIAH AMARA

'kaɪə ə'mɑɹə (like "Hiya!" - pronouns: they/she)

Kiah Amara is a Disabled, Queer, and nonbinary Producer, Activist, Filmmaker, and Accessibility specialist. Originally from the rural Midwest, they now work globally expanding ideas of Accessibility, Disability, and all things deviant from normal. Utilizing a diverse background in education, non-profit, theatre, and film in addition to their uniquely intersectional disabled experience, Kiah prioritizes Disability Justice and flexibility in all things. After founding IndieVISIBLE in 2018 as a safe and accessible production space for QueerDisabled stories, Amara has continued to grow with IndieVISIBLE and the ever-expanding need to craft a more compassionate industry.

Kiah is currently in Development on features with Big Indie/ORCA Labs and Lion Entertainment. Other recent work includes leading the Production Accessibility Teams for Patrice: The Movie (All Ages Productions, ABC News/Hulu) and the 2025 Team USA Universal Shoot (NBCU), Production Accessibility Coordinating for Emmy winners The Greatest (Apple x Somesuch) and Best Foot Forward (AppleTV+), Event Accessibility Coordinating CBS and WarnerBros. Discovery Talent Initiatives, and educating with National Geographic, CSA, DGA, WonderCon and more.

headshot of Kiah Amara

IMAGE DESCRIPTION: Kiah Amara, a white person with wavy dark blonde hair and brown eyes, wears an orange pinstriped suit and smiles broadly off camera as they sit in a yellow velvet chair.

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Disability is the most intersectional community — age, gender, race, religion, apparent and non-apparent disabilities, life-long and acquired — we are not a monolith. Finding the Accessibility Team that is the best fit for your production requires an intersectional lens.

We are a 100% Disabled-led company which utilizes a Collective model. Our team of Disabled creatives work on the projects that are unique to their lived disabled experiences, production abilities, and local hire positions.