Stella Meghie

Stella Meghie
Stella Meghie
	Stella Meghie in 2020
Born	Toronto, Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Alma mater	University of Westminster
Occupation	Director, writer, producer
Years active	2012–present
Known for	Jean of the Joneses, The Weekend, The Photograph

Stella Meghie is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. She directed the feature films Jean of the Joneses (2016), Everything, Everything (2017), The Weekend (2018), and The Photograph (2020).[1] Meghie is also set to direct the Whitney Houston biopic, I Wanna Dance With Somebody (2022).[2]

Career

Originally from Toronto, Ontario,[3] Meghie worked as a public relations agent in the fashion industry in New York City prior to returning to school to get a degree in screenwriting.[4] Her feature film debut, Jean of the Joneses, premiered at the SXSW Film Festival in 2016.[5] The film received a nomination for Best First Screenplay at the Independent Spirit Awards two Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017, including a nod for Meghie in the Best Original Screenplay category.[6]

She directed the romance film Everything, Everything (2017), an adaptation of the New York Times best selling novel Everything, Everything, starring Amandla Stenberg and Nick Robinson.[7]

Year	Film	Credited as			Notes
Year	Film	Director	Writer	Producer	Notes
2016	Jean of the Joneses	Yes	Yes	Yes
2017	Everything, Everything	Yes	No	No
2018	The Weekend	Yes	Yes	No
2020	The Photograph	Yes	Yes	No
2022	I Wanna Dance With Somebody	Yes	No	No	Pre-production

Year	Title	Credited as			Episode(s)
Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer	Episode(s)
2018-2019	Grown-ish	Yes	No	No	"Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe", "Fake Love"
2017	Insecure	Yes	No	No	"Fresh-Like", "Lowkey Movin' On"
2018	First Wives Club	Yes	No	No	"The Glow Up"

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