Synopsis: In One Bedroom, writer-director Darien Sills-Evans combines humor and drama to create a portrait of a relationship at the end of its journey. Set in a gentrifying Brooklyn neighborhood, the whirlwind tale of Melissa and Nate’s courtship is told through vivid flashbacks. They have been through a lot together, but sometimes Black Love gets broken, and sometimes love means never having to give up your apartment.
DARIEN SILLS-EVANS is known mostly for his television and commercial roles, but he has also been a directing professionally since he was 19-years-old. Born and raised in Brooklyn, Sills-Evans started his film career writing, producing and directing dozens of PSAs and award-winning educational industrials. He wrote, produced, and directed his first feature in 2001, X-Patriots. In its film festival run, the film would win Audience Award: 24HourFilmFestival (2006), LA Weekly Award Best Screenplay 2002, CCI Digital Award for Best Ensemble Cast 2002, Film Finders Maverick Award for Quality Low-Budget Film 2002 (Method Fest), Critic’s Choice: Chicago Reader 2001, Best Feature AngelCiti Chicago 2001, and be nominated for the Gordon Parks Award at IFP 2001.
In 2008, Sills-Evans collaborated with director John G. Young to co-write and produce the film, Rivers Wash Over Me. During its film festival run, it would win Best Actor OutFest 2009, Rivers Wash Over Me: #3 Best Film of The Year (Bay Area Reporter); 5th Best Undistributed Film of The Year (Amy Taubin, Indiewire); Best Narrative Feature (The Chicago LGBT Film Festival); and Top 10 Undistributed Films of 2009 (Film Society of Lincoln Center), before finally being released by Strand in 2010. It also had the honor of being the Opening Night Film of Newfest 2009.
In 2012, Sills-Evans directed MC Extra Cheese: The 40-Year-Old Rapper, a comedy web series. The pilot was nominated Best Pilot at Banff World Media Festival 2012.
In 2018, Sills-Evans wrote and directed One Bedroom. The film would win over twenty awards, including Audience Award from the Tallahassee Film Festival, Best Comedy from the Manhattan Film Festival, Best Feature from the DC Black Film Festival, and Best Directors honors from Austin Revolution Film Festival and Las Vegas Black Film Festival. Also in 2018, Mr. Sills-Evans was selected as a comedy director for the Sony Directors Diversity Program.
Mr. Sills-Evans continues to make television appearances, develop projects, and perform stand-up comedy.
