Black Women Directors

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Janicza Bravo

Janicza Bravo directs theater, film, and TV. She directed the 2017 feature-length dark comedy Lemon, starring her husband Brett Gellman, Michael Cera, Judy Greer, Marcia Gibbs, and Nia Long. She has also directed episodes of Atlanta and Dear White People. Her latest film Zola, starring Taylour Paige, based on the 2015 viral Twitter story about two strippers’ misadventures in Florida, premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival.