A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Birthplace:
USA
Born:
June 18, 1973
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Rick Famuyiwa, born on June 18, 1973, is an emerging Nigerian American Hollywood writer and director of films such as The Wood (1999), Talk To Me (2007), and Brown Sugar (2002). His most recent film is the comedy Our Family Wedding (2010), starring Forest Whitaker and America Ferrera. Famuyiwa’s films mainly explore themes of racial diversity and acceptance of oneself and others, especially within communities of color. In the majority of Famuyiwa’s films, friendship plays a central role to the characters’ development and progression throughout the film. Additionally, thus far, nearly all of Famuyiwa’s feature films have dealt with the institution of marriage in one form or another. It is helpful to note also that Rick Famuyiwa’s upbringing in the racially eclectic Los Angeles suburb of Inglewood has had a tremendous impact on his cinematic works and point of view as both an individual and artist. Famuyiwa is a graduate of the University of Southern California (USC) and has Bachelor of Arts degrees in Cinematic Arts Film & Television Production and Cinematic Arts Critical Studies, both granted by the USC College of Letters, Arts & Sciences in conjunction with the School of Cinematic Arts. Rick Famuyiwa is part of the Director’s Guild of America and it is his passion to make African Americans a greater, more respected part of the cinema industry. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rick Famuyiwa, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Director:
1996 Blacktop Lingo
1999 The Wood
2002 Brown Sugar
2010 Our Family Wedding
2015 Dope
2016 Confirmation
2021 We Will Be Monsters
2024 Ugo: A Homecoming Story
???? Past Midnight
???? Sadé
???? Son of Shaolin
???? The Black Hole
???? Uptown Saturday Night
Executive Producer:
1996 Blacktop Lingo
1999 The Wood
2002 Brown Sugar
2010 Our Family Wedding
2015 Dope
2016 Confirmation
2017 Hasan Minhaj: Homecoming King
2017 The Lost
2021 We Will Be Monsters
2024 Ugo: A Homecoming Story
???? Past Midnight
???? Sadé
???? Son of Shaolin
???? The Black Hole
???? Uptown Saturday Night
Producer:
1996 Blacktop Lingo
1999 The Wood
2002 Brown Sugar
2010 Our Family Wedding
2015 Dope
2016 Confirmation
2017 Hasan Minhaj: Homecoming King
2017 The Lost
2021 We Will Be Monsters
2024 Ugo: A Homecoming Story
???? Past Midnight
???? Sadé
???? Son of Shaolin
???? The Black Hole
???? Uptown Saturday Night
Screenplay:
1996 Blacktop Lingo
1999 The Wood
2002 Brown Sugar
2007 Talk to Me
2010 Our Family Wedding
2015 Dope
2016 Confirmation
2017 Hasan Minhaj: Homecoming King
2017 The Lost
2021 We Will Be Monsters
2024 Ugo: A Homecoming Story
???? Past Midnight
???? Sadé
???? Son of Shaolin
???? The Black Hole
???? Uptown Saturday Night
Writer:
1996 Blacktop Lingo
1999 The Wood
2002 Brown Sugar
2007 Talk to Me
2010 Our Family Wedding
2015 Dope
2016 Confirmation
2017 Hasan Minhaj: Homecoming King
2017 The Lost
2021 We Will Be Monsters
2024 Ugo: A Homecoming Story
???? Past Midnight
???? Sadé
???? Son of Shaolin
???? The Black Hole
???? Uptown Saturday Night
Creator:
???? The Wood
Director:
2018 The Chi
2019 The Mandalorian
2022 They Call Me Magic
2023 Ahsoka
???? The Wood
Executive Producer:
2018 The Chi
2019 The Mandalorian
2022 They Call Me Magic
2023 Ahsoka
???? The Wood
Teleplay:
2018 The Chi
2019 The Mandalorian
2022 They Call Me Magic
2023 Ahsoka
???? The Wood
Writer:
2018 The Chi
2019 The Mandalorian
2022 They Call Me Magic
2023 Ahsoka
???? The Wood
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