Desiree Matthews

Born in the San Francisco Bay Area, Desirée called New York her home for over 15 years before relocating to Los Angeles. A graduate of Boston College in Theatre and English, Desirée continued her studies in San Francisco at the American Conservatory Theater, The Actors Center in New York and with mentor, master teacher and Academy Award Winner Olympia Dukakis. Her short film, "The Great Unknown," which she wrote, executive produced and starred opposite Olympia Dukakis sheds light on the heartbreaking experience of miscarriage. In addition to filmmaking, Desirée facilitates workshops for women and girls based on the ancient Sumerian myth "The Descent of Inanna," incorporating ritual, exercises for self-discovery and scholarship in the feminine divine and matrilineal culture.