Ava Davis, Sundance Fellow and also known as the Duchess of Grant Park, is a trans actress, producer/filmmaker, and writer living in Atlanta, Georgia. She is also an advocate for increasing trans and queer representation, especially that of black and other minorities. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Comparative Literature from the University of Georgia
You can find her in the horror anthology feature film, Give Me An A, available on streaming services, and the short films Could This Have Been An Email and Torn Together, both of which are currently finishing their rounds at festivals across the country.
She is currently working to produce and secure $750K-$1MM in financing for her first feature film, The Waltz, about a single young trans woman who teams up with a reluctant dance partner to pursue her dream of learning the waltz, only for the two to slowly fall for each other while fighting insecurities and social pressures. Visit www.thewaltzfilm.com to learn more!