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Diandrea Rees (born February 7, 1977) is an American screenwriter and director. She is known for her feature films Pariah (2011), Bessie (2015), Mudbound (2017), and The Last Thing He Wanted (2020).
Dee Rees. Director: Mudbound. Writer/Director Dee Rees is an alumna of New York University's graduate film program and a Sundance Screenwriting & Directing Lab Fellow. In 2018, Dee became the first Black woman nominated for an Oscar in the Best Adapted Screenplay category for her highly-acclaimed film Mudbound (2017).
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Feb 6, 2020 · Dee Rees Mickalene Thomas for The New York Times. D ee Rees was waiting outside a discreet home on a quiet street in Los Angeles on a warm day in June, wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with the words ...
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May 22, 2020 · Dee Rees talks queer filmmaking, recent setbacks, and wanting to do it all. She's an Oscar nominee, an Emmy nominee, and a Sundance legend. Now the director of Mudbound and Bessie is ready to take ...
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Dee Rees. Director: Mudbound. Writer/Director Dee Rees is an alumna of New York University's graduate film program and a Sundance Screenwriting & Directing Lab Fellow. In 2018, Dee became the first Black woman nominated for an Oscar in the Best Adapted Screenplay category for her highly-acclaimed film Mudbound (2017). The film, starring Jason Mitchell, Carey Mulligan and Mary J. Blige, tells ...
- February 7, 1977
Jun 17, 2021 · Dee Rees is the first African American woman to join the collection: "I shouldn’t have been first, but it doesn't diminish the pride I feel. As Rees becomes the first African American woman to ...
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Jul 2, 2021 · Filmmaker Dee Rees made history on June 29 when her debut feature “Pariah” joined the Criterion Collection, making the Oscar and Emmy nominee the first Black American woman to have her work ...
