The Influencers
Writer / Executive Producer / Co-Creator / Actor
Desiree Staples is a producer, filmmaker, actress, and writer multi-hyphenate, experienced in short-form, episodic, and feature film content.
Staples’ dramedy pilot “It’s What She Would Have Wanted” premiered at multiple film festivals and is a part of the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival Creators Market. Staples’ comedy pilot “The Influencers”, that she co-created, co-wrote, and starred in has been selected in over 20 other festivals in the US and internationally.
“Circus Person”, produced by Staples, premiered at Tribeca N.O.W.’s 2020 showcase, and was one of the selected films in YouTube’s We Are One: A Global Film Festival. Staples produced and acted in the feature film “Take Me To Tarzana”, distributed by Gravitas Ventures in 2021.
She is currently in pre-production for the comedy female-driven feature film “My Divorce Party”, that she’s also starring in, written/directed by Heidi Weitzer.
Desiree is a proud member of SAG-AFTRA, a Co-founder of the Female Filmmakers Forum on Clubhouse, and is the Co-President of Northwestern University’s Entertainment Alliance – NUEA West. Go Cats! @Desireestaples (Instagram).