Kimberly Skyrme: Director, Producer, and CSA Casting Director

Kimberly Skyrme is a Director, Producer, and CSA Casting Director in short; A STORYTELLER. Her 3 decade career started in Casting and includes Regional Casting Director for STARZ ’The Girlfriend Experience' and Netflix 'House of Cards,’ Feature Films ‘Deep Impact,’ ‘True Lies,’ ‘Random Hearts,’ ‘Pelican Brief.’ and Commercials for Under Armor, Bud Light and The Washington Post.  With a keen eye for talent in front of and behind the camera Producing, Casting and Directing became the trifecta of creativity that suited Kimberly’s talents best! In 2023 She completed casting and producing two independent feature films, ‘Christmas Couple’s Retreat’, a Romantic Holiday comedy that debuted on PBS for Christmas 2023 and ‘The Other You’ which was shot under the SAG AFTRA Interim Agreement despite the Union strikes and will start a festival tour this fall. Kimberly’s is currently in various stages of development with seven feature films she is directing and producing, one of which she is co-directing and producing with the screenwriter. Additionally, she is in Preproduction for ‘Through the Grapevine’ a travel, wine, lifestyle show hosted by John O’Hurley (Seinfeld), and ‘Women Behind the Lyrics’ with Wendy Moten (The Voice). ’Now What’ is her latest adventure with fiscal sponsorship from North Carolina Women in Film and Television. ‘Now What’ like the majority of her projects, support her personal mission to promote strong female content with LADIES ABOVE THE LINE on each production. Her professional memberships include the Casting Society of America, the Television Academy, New York Production Alliance, New York Women in Film and Television, Women in Film and Video-DC and several Women in Film Chapters Nationwide as well as #GALSNGEAR.  She was the President of Women in Film & Television International for five years, a founding member of Television, Internet & Video Association and The Peer Awards. She is on the Board of the Chesapeake Film Festival, The Tennessee International Independent Film Festival, Williamson County Cultural Arts Council, The National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts and is the Co-Founder of Women make Music. She is a regular guest of the newly released podcast Casting Confidential. Kimberly studied Theatre and Directing at American University, currently teaches THE GUIDEPOSTS a Scene and Character Development Master Class for Actors based on Michael Shurtleff’s book AUDITION as well as INSIDE OUT a course that investigates the emotional and psychologic elements of a character and circumstance that will enhance performance, create originality in the interpretation of the dialogue, on camera and in the room. She frequently lectures, nationally and internationally at film festivals, conferences, colleges and conservatory programs about The Casting Process, Independent Film Production, the Collaboration between Casting Directors and Directors, Directing Talent and the state of women in the Industry.  This episode was originally recorded live in the VersaVision Clubhouse room on 4/12/24.