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Neema Barnette is an American film director and producer, [1] [2] and the first African-American woman to direct a primetime sitcom. [3] Barnette was the first African-American woman to get a three-picture deal with Sony Pictures. [4] Since then, she accumulated a number of awards, including a Peabody, an Emmy and an NAACP Image Award.
The film is a comedy but deals seriously with young adult illiteracy and stars Brandon T. Jackson, Sinbad, Charles Dutton, Adrienne Bailon, Keisha Knight Pulliman, Lil Zane, Jonathan Wesley and Chico Benyman. Barnette began 2007 by directing the film My Super Sweet 16: the Movie for MTV Paramount. The picture stars rockers Aly & AJ and singer ...
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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 ...
Feb 28, 2022 · The scene is from the show Harlem, streaming on Amazon Prime Video, and the episode, "Secrets," was directed by Neema Barnette. Barnette talks about her directing career, why she wanted to film at the Schomburg Center, and how the village of Harlem shaped her career.
Oct 27, 2014 · Director Neema Barnette was recently honored at the 6th Annual Lady Filmmakers Festival, and rightfully so.She made history as the first African American Woman to direct a major network TV sitcom, and the first African American woman to get a major studio deal.
Aug 25, 2003 · A story that couldn’t stay locked up. By Andre Chautard. Aug. 25, 2003 12 AM PT. Special to The Times. Tears well in the eyes of director Neema Barnette as she pours out the story of the three ...
Neema Barnette was the first Black woman to receive a 3 picture deal from a major studio in history (Columbia Pictures). Neema has directed over 60 hours of network television, 10 movies for television and 4 full length feature films.
