Diandrea Rees[1] (born February 7, 1977) is an American screenwriter and director.[2][3][4] She is known for her feature films Pariah (2011), Bessie (2015), Mudbound (2017), and The Last Thing He Wanted (2020). Rees has also written and directed episodes for television series including Empire, When We Rise, and Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams.
Rees is the first African-American woman nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, for Mudbound. She has also received Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Writing and Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie, and won the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Miniseries or TV Film for Bessie.
Reeds received a United States Artists Fellowship in 2011.[5]
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^Littleton, Cynthia (May 5, 2015). "Dee Rees, Shonda Rhimes Developing Historical Drama 'Warmth of Other Suns' For FX". Variety.
^Vollmer, Deenah (December 15, 2011). "How Dee Rees Built a Cocoon". Interview.
^Schwarzbaum, Lisa (2014). "Not Singing the Blues". Directors Guild of America.
^"United States Artists » Dee Rees". Retrieved 2023-02-26.
Lights. As with Rees's first breakout feature, Pariah (2011), DeeRees pulls much of her directorial influence from her own life. Rees also cites her own...
developed by Leila Gerstein, who executive produced alongside Schaitkin, DeeRees, Stephen Williams, David Levine, Zack Hayden, Aubrey "Drake" Graham, Adel...
critically acclaimed film such as Kathryn Bigelow's crime drama Detroit (2017), DeeRees' historical drama Mudbound (2017) and Janicza Bravo's black comedy Zola...
Seidelman-directed film Punch Me. In 2018, Shields acted in a Walmart ad directed by DeeRees. In 2017, Shields won the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Sports Award for "Biggest...
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In September 2017, it was announced DeeRees would direct an adaptation of the film, from a screenplay by Rees and Marco Villalobos. Anne Hathaway, Willem...
Black women filmmakers have made contributions throughout the history of film. According to Nsenga Burton, writer for The Root, "the film industry remains...
hours long in seven parts. Gus Van Sant directed the first two-hour part, DeeRees parts two and three, Thomas Schlamme parts four and five, and Black parts...
Kit, Borys (May 24, 2018). "Netflix Reteams With 'Mudbound' Filmmaker DeeRees for 'The Last Thing He Wanted' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved...
Year Title Role Director Notes 2011 Pariah Mika DeeRees 2012 Man on a Ledge Janice Ackerman Asger Leth Abducted: The Carlina White Story Cassandra Television...
2017, he co-starred with Carey Mulligan in the film Mudbound, directed by DeeRees. Also that same year, he co-starred with Sharon Stone as an aspiring artist...
Meryl Streep. In 2017, she starred in Netflix's Mudbound, directed by DeeRees. The film was met with critical acclaim. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes...
Premieres Shine With Taylor Swift Docu, Viggo Mortensen's Directing Debut, New DeeRees, The Go-Gos & Olivia Colman". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation...
seventeen-year-old daughter in the drama film Pariah. According to director DeeRees, Wayans was chosen in the role as she was the only actress to give Audrey...
Pariah (1998 film), a film by Randolph Kret Pariah (2011 film), a film by DeeRees Pariah (2015 film), a film by Rob McElhenney Pariah (2024 film), a film...
anthology series Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams, in an episode directed by DeeRees. Farmiga then portrayed Laura Jaconi in Shana Feste's comedy-drama film...
2020. Galuppo, Mia (July 10, 2018). "BBen Affleck Joins Anne Hathaway in DeeRees' 'The Last Thing He Wanted'". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the...
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