Meet Sybil Azur

Sybil Azur is a Black/biracial writer, filmmaker, and community organizer focused on expanding representation for BIPOC communities. A former actress and professional dancer (LA LA LAND, THE GAME), she is known for producing and directing the documentary PUSHING MOTHERHOOD. She holds a B.A. in African-American Studies and International Development Studies from UCLA, and recently completed a Screenwriting M.F.A. from Cal State University Northridge. 

 

Sybil was a 2021 Comedy Writing Fellow with the Television Academy Foundation and was recently a creative intern at LIMELIGHT and OLIVE BRIDGE ENTERTAINMENT. Her animated musical family feature, ZURA: BOUND FOR LIFE, was a finalist for the 2022 Diverso Minority Report competition; her feature DONATE, TRASH, KEEP was a quarterfinalist in the 2022 Big Break contest, and her dramedy pilot HOT & SEXY, READY TO DANCE was a finalist for CSUN's Here's the Pitch contest.  

 

In 2019, Sybil led the team that succeeded in getting the LA Unified School District to commit to 100% clean, renewable energy, and is proud to be on the Board of Directors of Frederick Douglass Family Initiatives.

 

She enjoys Yacht Rock, fanny packs, and preaching to the choir.