Meet the Founder
So much of my understanding of power is rooted in the sacred — in community, in connection.
As a Black woman from the Deep South, I was raised by a village of Black women who steadied the pulse of possibility and way-making. Women who were handed broken pieces of life and chose, again and again, to build something whole — Women who passed on the loud gospel of community as choice and responsibility, as survival, as resistance, as love.
I carry them with me. Into every room I enter. Every story I tell. Every space I help call into being.
I believe the power that lives in us is a transformative energy — ancient and renewable. It is ignited in our remembering.
As a Way-maker, Actress, Creative Director, — I studied theatre through a method passed down from Frank Silvera and Beah Richards, to my teacher Dr. Tommie Tonea Stewart — The Theatre of Being. Kid Admiral was founded from that same transformative concept.
I am deeply invested in storytelling as a portal for raising collective consciousness. It is the mirror held up to the times, yes, but also the window, the wound, and the way through.
TAMARA,
Creative Director & Founder
"I needed a place to transform and hold what I was carrying — alongside others who were carrying too. A space to exist at the edges of what's possible, deepen connection, and move through the transition between questioning and curiosity. So I created Kid Admiral."
-TAMARA, Founder of Kid Admiral.
Kid Admiral isn't just a creative vision — it is a lived one. Our compass is the pointer towards inner fitness, not the point.
Kid Admiral exists to make work that raises collective consciousness — that holds the mirror up to the times while also pointing toward what's possible. We are invested in stories that restore, that challenge, that remind us of our shared humanity and the power that lives in each of us when we dare to illuminate the light within us. Our compass is to create art that educates, entertains and edifies — and serves as technologies for transformation. Portals. And I believe the times are always calling for art that heals.
Where transformation occurs
City of Monroeville honors January 11th as De’Andre McMillian’s Day
Kid Admiral Films marked a milestone achievement
In a momentous ceremony, Monroeville Mayor Charles Andrew officially proclaimed January 11th as De'Andre McMillian Day, commemorating the lasting impact of a beloved community member.
The proclamation was presented during Kid Admiral’s Inaugural Legacy and Awards ceremony, which featured the premiere screening of The Long Road Home. The touching tribute cemented De’Andre’s Legacy in the community he called home.
“De’Andre’s memory continues to inspire diversity in the community and brings forth an awareness of Mental Health with dignity and grace.”
— Mayor Charles Andrews, City of Monroeville, Alabama
The Inaugural Kid Admiral Legacy and Awards
The premiere and awards ceremony opened with a moving invocation from Pastor Dion Culliver, who drew a profound parallel to the biblical story of Abel, noting that like this ancient testament to faith, De'Andre McMillian's legacy continues to speak to and inspire the community he left behind.
The evening's resonance deepened with Dr. Lett, Coastal Alabama Community College Campus Director, who delivered a compelling address about the illuminating power of individual impact.
Her stirring message challenged the audience to consider their own legacies, culminating in a powerful question that echoed through the room:
"What do we want others to say about the lives we've led when we are no longer here?"
“Since our debut film, Kid Admiral has grown into something rooted in that same soil. We established the Kid Admiral Legacy Awards — centering community, communication, and legacy in our hometown of Monroeville, Alabama, while igniting a path toward broader programming that helps others deepen their connection to living meaningfully — in the space between the dash. The day you are born and the day you exit.”
Tamara, Founder of Kid Admiral
