Aloura M. Charles is a graduate of the Florida State University Film
School, and has been working in the industry for the last seven years
assisting/mentoring with filmmakers such as Ron Howard, Martin
Scorsese, Gus Van Sant and Sally Field. She has directed one
documentary and several narrative shorts. Her last short, Paper Roses
has won awards at festivals in the United States and internationally
and was bought by Atom Films.
Aloura's first feature, 'Aimless', is a documentary-style narrative
adventure story about three American girls backpacking through Europe
and making a documentary for film school admission. Aimless premiered
at the Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival in November 2002.
Currently Aloura is re-writing a New Orleans romantic comedy for
Dominique Swain, and a period drama set in Paris for Lia and Phyllis
Johnson.