Биография
Darryl Wharton-Rigby, an advisor, screenwriter, director, and professor, comes from a lineage of poets and storytellers. With over two decades of experience in film, television, and theatre, he possesses extensive expertise in story development, pre-production, production, and post-production.
Holding an MFA from Chapman University, Darryl has also taught film at Morgan State University’s Screenwriting and Animation Program. He has received awards and grants from the Urbanworld Film Festival, Maryland State Arts Council, The Painted Bride Arts Center, Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame, and the Caucus Foundation. His work has been showcased across the United States, France, and Australia.
His feature film Detention earned multiple accolades, including "Best Director" at the Urbanworld Film Festival and the "Audience Award" at the Atlanta Film and Video Festival.
Wharton-Rigby contributed as a writer to the acclaimed television series Homicide: Life On The Street. After being commissioned by MTV to write a script based on the Japanese manga Tokyo Tribe 2, he relocated to Japan, where he taught English in a small town in Fukushima.
He is currently developing a documentary titled Don Doko Don: The Yamakiya Taiko Club Story, which follows a group of young drummers displaced by radiation from the nuclear plant disaster in their community.
Darryl divides his time between Baltimore, Los Angeles, and Japan, crediting his wife and three children as his greatest inspiration.
