Effie Brown ’93

Effie Brown is an LMU alumna, class of 1993 and an I AM LMU honoree. As an award-winning film and television producer, she has championed inclusion and diversity with the content she has created.

As president and founder of Duly Noted Inc., she produced critically acclaimed films such as: Dear White People, which won the 2014 “Special Jury Prize” at Sundance and “Best Picture” at the San Francisco International Film Festival, Stranger Inside, Real Women Have Curves, Everyday People and Rocket Science.

Effie has also produced content over several different platforms including: 130 episodes of the award-winning, original content channel, WIGs, Season 1 of the Fox hit series Star, and Disney Channel’s original movie Zombies. To top that off, she was also a part of HBO’s controversial Greenlight Project pressing for inclusive filmmaking.

Earlier this year, she was named the CEO of Gamechanger, the first film financing fund by and for women. Staying true to her commitment to bring inclusive content, Gamechanger will expand its funding to create stories by and about people of color, the LGBTQ+ community and people with disabilities.