Emmeline Wilks-Dupoise

IATSE United Scenic Artists Local 829
Production Designer
*available for non union projects

EMMELINE E. WILKS-DUPOISE
based in Vermont/Brooklyn/often in Mexico City
[email protected]
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3293744/

As a visual artist with a love of collaborative storytelling, I have been drawn to the expressive world making of the art department for over a decade. I am a Vermont/New York based production designer, excited to connect with new communities of artists. I am thrilled to travel for projects.
I grew up in a small town in Vermont before moving to New York City in 2005 to study film production at NYU. I love designing sets, communicating emotion through color, & getting deep in the research & transformative details.
I have designed feature films including Port Authority, Radium Girls & King Jack. Recently, I designed Brie Larson’s Disney+ Growing Up series. Memorable production design work has premiered at Cannes, SXSW & Tribeca. You can find my projects on HBO, Netflix, Hulu, Showtime, & Mubi. I have designed many documentaries, including Hulu’s Vow of Silence: The Assassination of Annie Mae. The series uplifts the life & struggle of an indigenous woman within the American Indian Movement in the 1970s and was awarded the 2025 Humanitas Prize. Theater adaptations include The Courtroom (written & produced by Arian Moyad). Recently, I transformed an abandoned mall for a Ranboo’s Generation Loss interactive live streamed events for Twitch. Editorial work include fashion campaigns for Telfar, Erykah Badu’s cover shoot for The Face Magazine, Natasha Rothwell’s cover shoot for Hello Beautiful magazine & set design for The New Yorker editor interviews. Music video design includes Norah Jones, Future, Lil’ Kim, Arooj Aftab & Peso Pluma. I have been blessed to cross paths with artists including Lorna Simpson, Arthur Jafa & Julie Dash. Commercial design includes ads for Bose, collaborations with Mcann New York, Hey Retriever and FatHappy Media. My projects have brought me to all coasts, small towns & large cities, the beaches of Bimini, the blues trail in Mississippi, the south of France & Mexico City.
When I’m not designing, I can be found gardening, painting & foraging.