There was a great recent video profile of filmmaker Dee Rees and it got me thinking about her feature film resume. I've been a fan of her work since she burst on the scene with her first feature film Pariah in 2011. Below is what I've written and posted on her body of work on social media and on my Production Company 'Nother Brother Entertainment.
Writer/Director Dee Rees is an alumna of New York University's graduate film program and a Sundance Screenwriting & Directing Lab Fellow.
In 2018, Dee became the first Black woman nominated for an Oscar in the Best Adapted Screenplay category for her highly-acclaimed film Mudbound (2017). The film, starring Jason Mitchell, Carey Mulligan and Mary J. Blige, tells the story of two men returning home from World War II, struggling to deal with racism and post-war life and was nominated for four Oscars, two Golden Globes, and received over 100 nominations between 2017 and 2018. –IMDb
I loved her work since her FIRST feature film 2011's Pariah.
I reviewed the film at the 'Nother Brother Entertainment blog HERE)
I also loved her work on her followup, the Emmy Winning Bessie (2015) starring Queen Latifah. I never got a chance to review the film,but I LIVE TWEETED its broadcast premiere at 'Nother Brother Entertainment on Twitter. Check out those tweets via the tweet below.
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