Gina Prince-Bythewood

Gina Prince-Bythewood

Birthday: 1969-06-10

Place of Birth: USA

Biography: Gina Maria Prince-Bythewood (born June 10, 1969) is an American film director and screenwriter. She began her career as a writer for multiple television shows in the 1990s, including the anthology series CBS Schoolbreak Special, for which she was nominated for two Daytime Emmy Awards. Prince-Bythewood made her feature film directorial debut with Love & Basketball (2000), for which she received an Independent Spirit Award. Her other works include Disappearing Acts (2000), The Secret Life of Bees (2008), and Beyond the Lights (2014). She became the first black woman to direct a major comic-book film The Old Guard (2020). Prince-Bythewood earned nominations for Best Director at the Critics' Choice Movie Awards and the British Academy Film Awards for The Woman King (2022). Description above from the Wikipedia article Gina Prince-Bythewood, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies

Half the Picture
Half the Picture

At a pivotal moment for gender equality in Hollywood, successful women directors talk about their ar...

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Playing for Your Heart: The Making of “Love & Basketball”
Playing for Your Heart: The Making of “Love & Basketball”

Documentary on the making of the film “Love & Basketball” produced by the Criterion Collection in 20...

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