Efuru Flowers

Efuru is the founder of Flourishing Films, a Los Angeles-based production and international film & television distribution company focused on developing and advancing media that can effect change. Since the company’s founding in 2016, among her distributed titles are features, shorts, series and documentaries that have screened at festivals including Sundance, Berlin, Tribeca, Cannes, Hot Docs, and Toronto. Flowers began her career working for the late film director, screenwriter, and producer John Singleton at his company, New Deal Productions. This opportunity ignited her passion for film as both an art form and a vehicle for change and paved the way for her success as a creative collaborator with filmmakers and talent. The impetus for Flourishing Films was galvanized at Paramount Pictures, where Flowers worked in Feature Acquisitions. She recognized a significant gap in the market when it came to representation, sales, production, and distribution of film and video material created by and about BIPOC and other underrepresented communities. Flowers is an alumna of the Producers Guild of America’s program, The Power of Diversity; Sundance Film Festival; Sundance Institute’s Financing Intensive, Berlinale Talents (Market Studio); and a member of Women In Film. She attended UCLA, where she earned a degree in Sociology. She is a founding member and co-chair of Black Women Rally For Action – Los Angeles, a community organization dedicated to advancing health, economic and social equity for all Los Angeles County Black women through direct action.