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Gina Prince-Bythewood is an American film director and screenwriter, known for Love & Basketball, The Secret Life of Bees, and The Old Guard. She is the first black woman to direct a major comic-book film and the first mixed race woman to make a comic-book film.
Sep 17, 2022 · The filmmaker talks about her 25-year fight to make a movie about female warriors in West Africa, and how she incorporated real-life history and culture into the action. She also reveals how she worked with Viola Davis, Lashana Lynch, and Terence Blanchard to create a Braveheart-esque drama.
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Gina Prince-Bythewood is a writer, producer and director of films and TV shows, such as Love and Basketball, The Old Guard and The Woman King. She is the first Black woman to direct a superhero film and a recipient of several awards and nominations.
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Aug 5, 2020 · Writer-director Gina Prince-Bythewood says, “It’s literally been 20 years that I’ve been told this over and over again.” But Prince-Bythewood’s latest film, The Old Guard, has had a global...
Sep 19, 2022 · The filmmaker talks about her personal connection to the historical epic, her collaboration with Viola Davis, and her career as a genre-spanning director. She also reveals how she drew on her own experience as an adoptee and her expertise in fight scenes to bring the story to life.
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Sep 8, 2022 · The director Gina Prince-Bythewood is known for her attention to character, but she made this historic saga of female warriors on another scale altogether.
Sep 19, 2022 · The Woman King director talks about her love for action, her vision for diverse heroes, and her influences from Gladiator to Love & Basketball. Read the interview with the writer-director of The Old Guard and Love & Basketball.
