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In 1991, Julie Dash became the first African-American female filmmaker to have a full-length general theatrical release in the US for her film Daughters of the Dust. The film was recognized in 1999 by the 25th annual Newark Black Film Festival as one of the most important cinematic achievements in black cinema in the 20th century. [ 13 ]
Critics have praised Awkward Black Girl for its witty humor and unique, realistic portrayal of African-American women. The New York Times critic Jon Caramica describes the show as “full of sharp, pointillist humor that’s extremely refreshing.” [ 4 ] The series won a Shorty Award for Best Web Series in 2012.
Ayoka "Ayo" Chenzira (born November 8, 1953) is an independent African-American producer, film director, television director, animator, writer, experimental filmmaker, and transmedia storyteller. She is the first African American woman animator and one of a handful of Black experimental filmmakers working since the late 1970s. [1]
African-American women and African-American gay and lesbian women have also made advances directing films, in Radha Blank's comic The 40-Year-Old Version (2020), Ava DuVernay's fanciful rendition of the children's classic A Wrinkle in Time [1] [59] or Angela Robinson's short film D.E.B.S. (2003) turned feature-length adaptation in 2004.
She attended graduate school at the UCLA Film School and became one of a new generation of African and African-American filmmakers known as the "Black insurgents" or L.A. Rebellion. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] She directed Working Models of Success (1976), [ 15 ] and the next year, produced Four Women (1975), a short dance film based on a song by Nina Simone ...
Given $1 million by Indeed, Waithe, as well as executives from Ventureland and 271 Films, tasked the filmmakers with producing 15-minute shorts in a few weeks’ time.
Zeinabu irene Davis (born April 13, 1961) is an American filmmaker and professor in the Department of Communication at the University of California, San Diego.In 1985, she received her M.A in African studies at UCLA and went on to earn her M.F.A in Film and Television production in 1989.
Neema Barnette is an American film director and producer, [1] [2] and the first African-American woman to direct a primetime sitcom. [3] Barnette was the first African-American woman to get a three-picture deal with Sony Pictures. [4] Since then, she accumulated a number of awards, including a Peabody, an Emmy and an NAACP Image Award. [5]