Tracey Anarella

Director/Producer 

Tracey Anarella is an award winning documentary filmmaker. She directed, shot, edited and produced her first film, “Jesse and The Fountain of Youth” (2013) establishing her as a quadruple threat. “Jesse” garnered awards from coast-to-coast, winning Best Short Documentary in 10 film festivals. Building on “Jesse”, Tracey’s second short, “Brooklyn United”, found even greater success and international acclaim.   

Tracey then helmed her first feature documentary, “Not Black Enough”. The film stars Henry Louis Gates of Harvard University, actress Vanessa Williams and rapper Petey Pablo. “NBE” won festivals worldwide, including the Women of the World festival in Dubai, as well as festivals including the Austin Revolution, The Buffalo Niagara and Roxbury International Film Festivals. Along with “Jesse” and “B.U.”, “Not Black Enough” is available on Amazon Prime, where it is currently the most viewed black documentary. 

Tracey’s second feature, “Livingston Taylor – Life Is Good”, an exploration on the life and work of noted singer songwriter Livingston Taylor, and how his artistry has impacted audiences, as well as his students at Berklee College of Music. The film stars Carly Simon, Ian Anderson, Ben and Kate Taylor, who all explore Livingston’s unique relationship to the world around him. The film won the Van Gogh Award at the Amsterdam Film Festival, and was an official selection at the 27th Woods Hole Film Festival. Like her earlier films, it enjoys world-wide distribution. Tracey’s 3rd feature, “There She Is”, is a study of beauty pageants in the “Me Too” era. It stars Miss Americas BeBe Shopp (the oldest living Miss America), Ericka Dunlap (2004) and Mallory Hagan (2013). Tracey recently completed her latest doc, “One Nation, Divisible” on Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women. The film deals with the inequities of how Native Americans and Indigenous cases and people are handled in comparison to non-native people in this country.