Imani Lewis

Imani Lewis was born on April 12, 1999 in New York City. She is an actress, known for Eighth Grade (2018), First Kill (2022) and Among the Beasts (2023).

Eighth Grade (2018)

OriginalRealWeird

Thirteen-year-old Kayla endures the tidal wave of contemporary suburban adolescence as she makes her way through the last week of middle school — the end of her thus far disastrous eighth grade year — before she begins high school.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bo Burnham
CAST:  Elsie Fisher  •  Josh Hamilton  •  Emily Robinson  •  Jake Ryan

Thirteen-year-old Kayla endures the tidal wave of contemporary suburban adolescence as she makes her way through the last week of middle school — the end of her thus far disastrous eighth grade year — before she begins high school.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bo Burnham
CAST:  Elsie Fisher  •  Josh Hamilton  •  Emily Robinson  •  Jake Ryan

Premature (2020)

The summer before she leaves for college, Ayanna meets handsome and mysterious outsider Isaiah; her entire world is turned upside down as she navigates the demanding terrain of young love against a changing Harlem landscape.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rashaad Ernesto Green
CAST:  Zora Howard  •  Joshua Boone  •  Michelle Wilson  •  Alexis Marie Wint

The summer before she leaves for college, Ayanna meets handsome and mysterious outsider Isaiah; her entire world is turned upside down as she navigates the demanding terrain of young love against a changing Harlem landscape.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rashaad Ernesto Green
CAST:  Zora Howard  •  Joshua Boone  •  Michelle Wilson  •  Alexis Marie Wint

The Forty-Year-Old Version (2020)

Desperate for a breakthrough as she nears the big 4-0, struggling New York City playwright Radha finds inspiration by reinventing herself as a rapper.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Radha Blank
CAST:  Peter Y. Kim  •  Oswin Benjamin  •  Radha Blank  •  Reed Birney

Desperate for a breakthrough as she nears the big 4-0, struggling New York City playwright Radha finds inspiration by reinventing herself as a rapper.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Radha Blank
CAST:  Peter Y. Kim  •  Oswin Benjamin  •  Radha Blank  •  Reed Birney

Shoplifters of the World (2021)

1987. Denver, Co. One crazy night in the life of four friends reeling from the sudden demise of iconic British band The Smiths, while the local airwaves are hijacked at gunpoint by an impassioned Smiths fan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Kijak
CAST:  Joe Manganiello  •  Ellar Coltrane  •  Helena Howard  •  Elena Kampouris

1987. Denver, Co. One crazy night in the life of four friends reeling from the sudden demise of iconic British band The Smiths, while the local airwaves are hijacked at gunpoint by an impassioned Smiths fan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Kijak
CAST:  Joe Manganiello  •  Ellar Coltrane  •  Helena Howard  •  Elena Kampouris

Killer Among Us (2021)

On the 4th of July, a serial killer has a moral crisis when he discovers that his latest victim is a high-school student; simultaneously, a rookie cop and a seasoned detective race against the clock to save her life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charlie Scharfman
CAST:  Angelic Zambrana  •  Yasha Jackson  •  Bruce MacVittie  •  Imani Lewis

On the 4th of July, a serial killer has a moral crisis when he discovers that his latest victim is a high-school student; simultaneously, a rookie cop and a seasoned detective race against the clock to save her life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charlie Scharfman
CAST:  Angelic Zambrana  •  Yasha Jackson  •  Bruce MacVittie  •  Imani Lewis

Vampires vs. the Bronx (2020)

Three gutsy kids from a rapidly gentrifying Bronx neighborhood stumble upon a sinister plot to suck all the life from their beloved community.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Oz Rodriguez
CAST:  Jaden Michael  •  Gregory Diaz IV  •  Sarah Gadon  •  Shea Whigham

Three gutsy kids from a rapidly gentrifying Bronx neighborhood stumble upon a sinister plot to suck all the life from their beloved community.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Oz Rodriguez
CAST:  Jaden Michael  •  Gregory Diaz IV  •  Sarah Gadon  •  Shea Whigham

Miguel Wants to Fight (2023)

In a neighborhood where fighting is stitched into the fabric of everyday life, Miguel has never found himself in one. However, when a combination of events turn his life upside down, Miguel and his friends enter into a series of misadventures.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Oz Rodriguez
CAST:  Tyler Dean Flores  •  Christian Vunipola  •  Imani Lewis  •  Suraj Partha

In a neighborhood where fighting is stitched into the fabric of everyday life, Miguel has never found himself in one. However, when a combination of events turn his life upside down, Miguel and his friends enter into a series of misadventures.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Oz Rodriguez
CAST:  Tyler Dean Flores  •  Christian Vunipola  •  Imani Lewis  •  Suraj Partha