Neema Barnette

Directeur, Producteur

14 décembre 1949 (76 ans)
Neema Barnette (born December 14, 1949) is an American film director. She was the first African-American woman to direct a primetime sitcom and also the first African-American woman to get a three-picture deal with Sony. Barnette has won several awards, including a Peabody Award, an Emmy Award, a Sundance Film Festival Award, the Sojourner Truth Award at Cannes, and two NAACP Image Awards. She has directed over fifty hours of network television, ten made-for-TV movies, and four feature films. Barnette also serves as executive producer for Black History Mini Docs, a series of videos that are ninety seconds or less featuring the stories of notable African-Americans throughout history. Her work primarily focuses on challenging the stereotypes of Black people that are depicted in entertainment.

In 1990, she founded Harlem Girl Productions. She is an active American Film Institute alumni and was selected as one of ten artists to judge its 2002 Best Film Awards. Additionally, she is part of the Directors Guild of America's African American Steering Committee, a member of the Black Filmmakers Foundation, and serves as an annual judge for the Pan African Film Festival. She occasionally teaches various film courses, both virtually and at universities in California. Together with her husband, Barnette also owns Reel Rebel Productions and runs Live Theatre Gang, a theater and performance company for young adults.

Films & Séries sur Plex

  • Civil Brand
    Civil Brand2003
  • CBS Schoolbreak Special
    CBS Schoolbreak Special5 saisons
  • Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story
    Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story1996
  • King of Stage: The Woodie King Jr. Story
    King of Stage: The Woodie King Jr. Story2018

Connue pour

  • Luke Cage
    Luke Cage2 saisons
  • Gilmore Girls
    Gilmore Girls7 saisons
  • Cosby Show
    Cosby Show8 saisons
  • Comment élever un super-héros
    Comment élever un super-héros2 saisons
  • Harry Bosch
    Harry Bosch7 saisons
  • Blindspot
    Blindspot5 saisons
  • Campus Show
    Campus Show6 saisons
  • Black Lightning
    Black Lightning4 saisons
  • Genius
    Genius4 saisons
  • The Good Cop
    The Good Cop1 saison
  • Jane the Virgin
    Jane the Virgin5 saisons
  • Mon incroyable anniversaire: Le film
    Mon incroyable anniversaire: Le film2007
  • Harlem
    Harlem3 saisons
  • Au-delà des limites
    Au-delà des limites2006
  • Being Mary Jane
    Being Mary Jane4 saisons
  • Midnight, Texas
    Midnight, Texas2 saisons
  • 7 à la maison
    7 à la maison11 saisons
  • Civil Brand
    Civil Brand2003
  • Queen Sugar
    Queen Sugar7 saisons
  • Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day
    Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day2012