Gina Prince-Bythewood (born Gina Maria Prince; June 10, 1969) is an American film director and screenwriter. She is known for directing and producing the films Disappearing Acts (2000) and Love & Basketball (2000), The Secret Life of Bees (2008), and Beyond the Lights (2014). Prince-Bythewood was adopted by Bob Prince, a computer programmer, and Maria Prince, a nurse … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: African-American Screenwriters
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Friday Open Thread: African-American Screenwriters
Justin Simien (born 7 May 1983) is an American filmmaker, actor, and author. His first feature film, Dear White People, won the U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Talent at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival.[ Simien has also been named to Variety's 2013 "10 Directors to Watch" list.[ … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: African-American Screenwriters
Thursday Open Thread: African-American Screenwriters
Diandrea "Dee" Rees[(born February 7, 1977) is an American screenwriter and director.[ She is known for her feature films Pariah (2011), Bessie (2015), and Mudbound (2017). The latter was adapted from the 2008 novel by the same name by Hillary Jordan and earned Rees an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay. Rees has also written and directed episodes for … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: African-American Screenwriters
Tuesday Open Thread: African-American Screenwriters
Rob Edwards (born June 22, 1963) is an American television and feature film screenwriter and producer. His writing includes the Disney animated feature films Treasure Planet[and The Princess and the Frog, both of which were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.[ In 2009, along with Ron Clements and John Musker, Edwards was awarded the Best Screenplay award … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: African-American Screenwriters
Monday Open Thread: African-American Screenwriters
This week's thread will highlight some very accomplished screenwriters. Kathleen Collins (March 18, 1942 – September 18, 1988) (also known as Kathleen Conwell, Kathleen Conwell Collins or Kathleen Collins Prettyman) was an African-American poet, playwright, writer, filmmaker, director, civil rights activist, and educator from Jersey City, New Jersey. Her two feature … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: African-American Screenwriters