Purple Seahorse
Purple Seahorse
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About
the company
I began Purple Seahorse Productions because as an actor, I started to discover that as large as the entertainment industry is, and as important as it is to be skilled at networking, I wasn’t finding enough stories that I valuably fit into.
This led me to aggressively pursue the writing of stories that I recognized myself, and my voice in. Among all of that writing has been feature films and episodic series, with a focus on diversity in ensemble storytelling.
I had directed a few plays and some shorts along the way, and the more I created these stories, the hungrier I became to produce them beyond the pages. I started directing more shorts and plays. I directed two feature films, and a web series where I learned how to edit video footage.
And so with a skillset which now includes acting, writing, directing, producing, and editing, and with networking over the last decade-plus in Southern California to meet other accomplished artists, Purple Seahorse Productions is a production company capable of bringing a complete story to the screen, from inception through production to deliverables.
SHEWAN EDWARD: With an MFA in Acting from Indiana University Bloomington, and BA’s in both Drama and Psychology from Washington University in St. Louis, MO, I have written, directed, and produced 2 feature films, a 10-episode web series, 4 plays, and 7 short films. With an additional 11 fully-written and developed features, and fully-developed and written first seasons of 3 distinctive episodic series, I have been fortunate to be prolific and sundry in my storytelling. In front of and behind the camera, I am invested in all aspects of the creative process. I am passionately driven in the creation of content which gives voice to underrepresented characters, and is diverse in style and story.