Courtney Faye Powell is a director, editor, and producer based in New York City, working in long and short form commercial, documentary, and narrative. Her work has been screened at festivals around the world and at the National Museum of African American History and Culture’s Inaugural Film Festival at the Smithsonian. She has worked for companies and brands that include Mastercard, Condé Nast, Lifetime, Chobani, Freeform, Skydance Media, Girl Culture Films, and many others.

She graduated from Harvard University and previously worked in-house for 13 years as a Creative Director and Director of Production for Viacom/Paramount, leading a team creating content for Comedy Central, MTV, Vh1, and Logo. Her short documentary for Levi’s “Go Forth” campaign won a GLAAD Media award and she was nominated for two Emmy Awards for producing digital projects for The Daily Show and RuPaul's Drag Race.

Her current film Travesty, a dance documentary for PBS station WNET, premieres in April of 2024.