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Diandrea Rees [1] (born February 7, 1977) is an American screenwriter and director. [2] [3] [4] She is known for her feature films Pariah (2011), Bessie (2015), Mudbound (2017), and The Last Thing He Wanted (2020).
Dee Rees is a filmmaker who has directed and written acclaimed movies such as Pariah, Bessie and Mudbound. She is the first Black woman nominated for an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay and has won numerous awards and honors for her work.
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Feb 6, 2020 · Dee Rees and the Art of Surviving as a Black Female Director. From her Oscar-nominated “Mudbound” to her new foray into blockbuster cinema, she is trying to create a new kind of Hollywood...
- Jenna Wortham
Jun 11, 2021 · The Oscar-nominated writer-director looks back at her breakthrough film, Spike Lee’s funny producing style, and why Pariah ’s legacy still makes her tear up. By Yohana Desta.
Nov 16, 2017 · Spoiler alert: there’s nothing significant to say about “Mudbound,” Dee Rees’s thematically urgent yet dramatically stolid new film, without referring to its crucial and climactic action, which...
Jun 17, 2021 · Director Dee Rees on the Importance of Debut ‘Pariah’ Becoming a Criterion Release: “We Have to Widen the Canon”
May 22, 2020 · Dee Rees talks about her career, from Pariah to Porgy and Bess, and how she overcame setbacks and challenges as a queer filmmaker in Hollywood. She shares her vision, ambition, and passion for diverse and daring stories.
