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Ava DuVernay, became the first black woman to win the US Dramatic Directing Award at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. [15] She received an Oscar nomination for her documentary 13th (2016), and has also made history as the first black woman director to be nominated for a Golden Globe. [16]
Hanelle M. Culpepper is an American television and film director, best known for her work in television directing episodes of 90210, Parenthood, Criminal Minds, Revenge, Grimm, and Star Trek: Discovery along with other series. Prior to working in television, she worked as a production assistant and directed and produced short films.
Julie Ethel Dash (born October 22, 1952) is an American filmmaker, music video and commercial director, author, and website producer. Dash received her MFA in 1985 at the UCLA Film School and is one of the graduates and filmmakers known as the L.A. Rebellion.
Charles Burnett is one of the earliest Black film directors on this list. He made his mark with experimental masterpieces like “Killer of Sheep” (1978) and “To Sleep with Anger” (1990).
The Directors Guild of America’s latest breakdown of TV director employment shows major gains for women and for Black helmers overall but the numbers also spotlight the systemic lack of movement ...
A website for Sisters in Cinema Documentary: A History of African American Women Feature Film Directors; Columbia University on Women Film Pioneer Project: African-American Women in the Silent Film Industry; The Atlantic on When Hollywood's Power Players Were Women; Greenlight Women on Celebrating Black Female Directors and Actresses over 40
The acclaimed director opened up about the challenges of gaining entry to film festivals as a Black filmmaker. Ava DuVernay says Black filmmakers are told they won't get into international film ...
Rees is the second Black woman to be nominated for a Screenplay Oscar. [8] Rees is the first black woman to be nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay. 2018: Kevin Willmott Spike Lee: BlacKkKlansman: Black Klansman by Ron Stallworth: Won Shared with Charlie Wachtel & David Rabinowitz.