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It was a singular achievement
until Dee Rees was nominated in 2017 for her script for Mudbound,
which makes her only the second Black woman
to be nominated for screenwriting. Mr. Gordy handed me the script.
And he said, "Read this and tell me what you think." And I was, like, horrified because I felt it was very stereotypical
until Dee Rees was nominated in 2017 for her script for Mudbound,
which makes her only the second Black woman
to be nominated for screenwriting. Mr. Gordy handed me the script.
And he said, "Read this and tell me what you think." And I was, like, horrified because I felt it was very stereotypical
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It was a singular achievement
until Dee Rees was nominated in 2017
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for her script for Mudbound,
which makes her
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only the second Black woman
to be nominated for screenwriting.
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Mr. Gordy handed me the script.
And he said,
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"Read this and tell me what you think."
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And I was, like, horrified
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because I felt it was very stereotypical.
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Movie Summary
Tracks the history of Black cinema, focused mainly on the '70s, with archival and new interviews with many of the key players from the era.
