Global InformationAlile Sharon Larkin information
Alile Sharon Larkin | |
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| Born | Sharon Larkin May 6, 1953 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Alma mater | USC BA,[1][2] UCLA, MFA[1][2] |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, producer, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1979–present |
Alile Sharon Larkin (born May 6, 1953) is an American film producer, writer and director. She is associated with the L.A. Rebellion (also known as the Los Angeles School of Black Filmmakers),[1][2][3] which is said to have "collectively imagined and created a Black cinema against the conventions of Hollywood and Blaxploitation film."[4] Larkin is considered to be part of the second wave (or generation) of these revolutionary black filmmakers, along with Julie Dash and Billy Woodberry.[5][6][7] Larkin also co-founded the Black Filmmakers Collective.[2]
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