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Neema Barnette
New York City, New York, USA
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 wom…
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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 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.
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2022
Naomi
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2021
Grand Crew
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2021
Harlem
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2021
The Equalizer
TV show Director
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2020
Paradise Lost
TV show Director
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2019
Raising Dion
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2019
All Rise
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2018
The Good Cop
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2018
Love Is___
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2018
Black Lightning
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2017
Midnight, Texas
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2016
Marvel's Luke Cage
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2016
Queen Sugar
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2015
Blindspot
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2015
Bosch
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2014
Jane the Virgin
TV show Director
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2012
Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day
Movie Director
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2010
Heaven Ain't Hard to Find
Movie Director
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2007
Super Sweet 16: The Movie
Movie Director
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2006
All You've Got
Movie Director
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2005
Miracle's Boys
TV show Director
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2003
Sisters in Cinema
Movie Self
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2002
Civil Brand
Movie Director
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2000
Gilmore Girls
TV show Director
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1999
The PJs
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1997
Spirit Lost
Movie Director
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1997
Close to Danger
Movie Director
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1996
7th Heaven
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1996
Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story
Movie Director
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1995
Deadly Games
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1994
Sin and Redemption
Movie Director
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1993
Scattered Dreams
Movie Director
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1993
Diagnosis: Murder
TV show Director
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1993
Better Off Dead.
Movie Director
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1992
Different Worlds: An Interracial Love Story
Movie Director
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1990
Zora is My Name!
Movie Director
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1985
Sky Captain
Movie Director
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1984
The Cosby Show
TV show Director
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1982
American Playhouse
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