Gina Prince-Bythewood is a prolific filmmaker whose work includes the modern-day classics Love and Basketball, Disappearing Acts, and Beyond the Lights. She also served as the showrunner of Shots Fired, the Fox limited series about the aftermath of a police-involved shooting, starring Sanaa Lathan. In 2020, Prince-Bythewood helmed The Old Guard, an action movie about soldiers with unique powers starring Kiki Layne and Charlize Theron. It marks the first comic book movie adaptation directed by a Black woman. In 2022, she directed the blockbuster The Woman King, set in the 19th century about the women warriors from the Dahomey tribe.
Films
The Woman King
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(2022)
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.
The Old Guard
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(2020)
A covert team of immortal mercenaries is suddenly exposed and must now fight to keep their identity a secret just as an unexpected new member is discovered.
Shots Fired
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(2017)
A racially charged shooting in a small town causes social unrest and draws media attention.
Beyond The Lights
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(2014)
The pressures of fame have superstar singer Noni on the edge, until she meets Kaz, a young cop who works to help her find the courage to develop her voice and break free to become the artist she was meant to be.
The Secret Life of Bees
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(2008)
Set in South Carolina in 1964, this is the tale of Lily Owens, a 14-year-old girl who is haunted by the memory of her late mother. To escape her lonely life and troubled relationship with her father, Lily flees with Rosaleen, her caregiver and only friend, to a South Carolina town that holds the secret to her mother’s past.
Disappearing Acts
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(2000)
A couple in the midst of a tumultuous relationship fights to stay together.
Love and Basketball
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(2000)
Quincy and Monica fall in love and share an all-consuming interest in basketball, but they struggle to keep their relationship alive as they pursue success as professional athletes. Winner of the Film Independent Spirit Award, Best First Screenplay.
