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Aleta Chappelle

Director/ Screenwriter/ Producer

Aleta Helena Chappelle is the director of A Harlem Fantasy, a short “3-D” film, depicting an imaginary Cotton Club performance by Paul Robeson.  A Harlem Fantasy premiered as part of the Paul Robeson Gala and aired on PBS.  Chappelle worked as a co-producer at Bad Boy Entertainment as part of a production team which developed a series of feature films.  She has also directed and produced a number of narrative features, including Showtime’s Goosed, starring Jennifer Tilly, Joan Rivers, Antonio Sabato, Jr. and Damon Wayans; Fire; Return of Fire; and An American Treasure, a documentary project featuring Tony Award winning Director/Choreographer/Painter, Geoffrey Holder.