Giselle Bailey is a Jamaican-American film and TV director whose work blends raw documentary filmmaking, contemporary art, and experimental editing to create content that is explosively visual and metaphorical. In 2023 she was awarded the William Greaves grant from Firelight Media. In 2022 she was featured on DOC NYC's 40 under 40 list and awarded a Concordia Fellowship for directing. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, Vogue, Deadline, Hollywood Reporter, and Good Morning America among others.
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Biography from IMDb.
- Director and producer
- 8 on MovieCove · 11 credits in all
Known for
What are Giselle Bailey's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.
Themes
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet5
- Ambiguous2
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Giselle Bailey's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Giselle Bailey's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
11 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows
The Hair Tales(2022)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all filmsQueer & Fier(ce) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Burn the House Down (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
My House(2018)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows
Slutever(2018)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows
Gaycation(2016)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows
States of Undress(2016)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all showsUntitled Assata Shakur Documentary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 5 titles, 4 of them dated from 2019 to 2025.
Who does Giselle Bailey work with?
People who share at least 2 of Giselle Bailey's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Shane Smith shares the most, 4.
Cinematographers and editors
- Chris O’CoinShared titles: My House (2018), Slutever (2018), Gaycation (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Chris O’Coin
- Stephen BaileyShared titles: Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television (2025), The Legend of the Underground (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Stephen Bailey
- Jamie UnruhShared titles: Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop (2023), The Hair Tales (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Jamie Unruh
- Kathryn MooreShared titles: The Hair Tales (2022), My House (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Kathryn Moore
Producers
- Shane SmithShared titles: My House (2018), Slutever (2018), Gaycation (2016), States of Undress (2016)See all 4 shared titles with Shane Smith
- Spike JonzeShared titles: My House (2018), Slutever (2018), Gaycation (2016), States of Undress (2016)See all 4 shared titles with Spike Jonze
- Eddy MorettiShared titles: My House (2018), Gaycation (2016), States of Undress (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Eddy Moretti
- Nomi Ernst LeidnerShared titles: My House (2018), Gaycation (2016), States of Undress (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Nomi Ernst Leidner
Mixed roles
- Shawna CarrollShared titles: Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop (2023), The Hair Tales (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Shawna Carroll