Gem Little is an award-winning writer/director/producer based in Los Angeles. A Chicago native, she transitioned from professional dance and choreography to filmmaking after graduating with an MA in urban planning in 2018. She earned an MFA from the American Film Institute and has worked on various projects including TRIBECA, AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL'S HBO SHORT AWARD, TORONTO BLACK FILM FESTIVAL, BRONZELENS, HARLEM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL.

Gem received a $25,000 grant to write and produce her short film PENS & PENCILS, which was nominated for an NAACP Image Award (2023) and acquired by HBO MAX. She also produced WARNERMEDIA ONEFIFTY pilot REMEMBER alongside creator Bernard David Jones. Gem is the founder of production company NATURE VS NURTURE and a community developer who started Indiana's state-wide program to help justice-involved people start small businesses.

Gem has internships with Charles King's MACRO and Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY Filmworks, and currently works as a showrunner's assistant to Patrick Somerville.