Chelese Belmont

Chelese Belmont is a Los Angeles-based screenwriter, producer, and actress who writes character-driven dramas and topical comedies centered on women and queer people. She has written four feature-length and nine short screenplays, several of which have placed in screenwriting competitions. Through her company, Beleeve Entertainment, she has produced award-winning short films released on digital platforms. She was a Stowe Story Lab: New Mexico, New Voices fellow in 2022 and is listed as a Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts resident for August-September 2026.