Kurtis Williams is a writer and director best known for his short films, She Smiles Back (2024) and Seeing Symphonies (2024). He grew up a few hours outside of Los Angeles in the remote town of Ridgecrest, California. Williams graduated from the University of Arizona with a B.A. in English in 2021. He then moved to Los Angeles in 2023 where he is enrolled in the prestigious Writing for the Screen M.F.A. program at Loyola Marymount University's School of Film and Television.