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  1. Sep 18, 2024 · However, actress-turned-director Kasi Lemmons proved the naysayers wrong with the 1997 horror film. The Southern Gothic drama became one of the most successful independent films. The...

  2. 4 days ago · Kasi Lemmons (“Eve’s Bayou”) on writing for a different time period. George Romero (“Martin”) on writing horror on a budget. Rebecca Miller (“Personal Velocity”) on adapting short stories. Stuart Gordon (“Re-Animator”) on adaptations. Academy-Award Nominee Whit Stillman (“Metropolitan”) on cheap ways to make it look expensive

  3. 4 days ago · In 2014, Jennifer Kent joined an impressive league of women making genre films, like Karyn Kusama, Kasi Lemmons, Julia Ducournau, and Nia DaCosta—a field diverse in both voice and narrative.

  4. 3 days ago · Eve's Bayou is a drama film directed by Kasi Lemmons, exploring the complex dynamics within an affluent African-American family in Louisiana. Jurnee Smollett stars as Eve, a young girl who witnesses tumultuous events surrounding her father's infidelities, played by Samuel L. Jackson.

  5. Sep 20, 2024 · Kasi Lemmons has directed some of the most important movies about race ever made, from her debut “Eve’s Bayou” (1997) to the far more recent “Harriet” (2019).

  6. Sep 10, 2024 · Veteran executive Josh McLaughlin is headed to Nine Stories Productions, the company run by actor Jake Gyllenhaal. McLaughlin most recently worked at his own shingle, Wink Pictures.

  7. Sep 11, 2024 · Kasi Lemmons ( ; born Karen Lemmons, February 24, 1961) is an American film director, screenwriter, and actress.She began her career with roles in commercials with McDonald's and Levis, then she moved to the small screen with shows such as 11th Victim (1979) and then moved to the big screen in Spike Lee's School Daze (1988), followed by the come...