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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.
Gina Prince-Bythewood. Writer: Love & Basketball. Gina Prince-Bythewood (Writer/Producer/Director) studied at UCLA Film School, where she received the Gene Reynolds Scholarship for Directing and the Ray Stark Memorial Scholarship for Outstanding Undergraduate.
17 Sep 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.
19 Sep 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.
8 Sep 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.
20 Apr 2023 · From left: Thuso Mbedu, 31, actress, “The Woman King” (2022), and Gina Prince-Bythewood, 53, director, “The Woman King,” and screenwriter, photographed at Smashbox Studios in Culver City ...
16 Sep 2022 · The Woman King: Directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood. With Viola Davis, Thuso Mbedu, Lashana Lynch, Sheila Atim. A historical epic inspired by true events that took place in The Kingdom of Dahomey, one of the most powerful states of Africa in the 18th and 19th centuries.
