Biography
Being Mary (2023)
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Here's What I Found On "Lena Waithe"
The One and Only Dick Gregory (2021)
Biography, History
Stories by Filmmakers of Color Aren’t Only Personal, They Can Also Be Profitable
by Michael Appler | Variety The question of work — who gets it and who doesn’t — has driven the Hollywood zeitgeist for years, from #MeToo to recent reckonings over race and equity. At the Tribeca Festival in New York City on Wednesday, Emmy winner Lena Waithe, her...
Fighting to Tell Black Women’s Stories
Bad Hair (2020)
Comedy, Horror
Onward (2020)
Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Queen & Slim (2019)
Drama, Romance
Queen & Slim Picked To Open AFI Fest 2019
The 33rd AFI Fest will open with the world premiere of Queen & Slim, the pic directed by Melina Matsoukas and written by Lena Waithe.
November 14-21, 2019 · Los Angeles, California
Coogler Makes the 2018 T100
by Ava DuVernay | Time Magazine In Black Panther, Queen Ramonda looks upon her son T’Challa and delivers a proclamation: “It is your time.” Millions upon millions of moviegoers around the world have proclaimed the same to the film’s mastermind, Ryan Coogler. We gaze...
Regina King & Others to be Honored at Variety’s Power of Women
By Variety Staff | Variety Variety has announced the honorees for its upcoming Power of Women: Los Angeles. The annual event recognizes some of Hollywood’s most philanthropic women whose efforts have made a significant impact to their chosen charities and causes. The...
Unbanned: The Legend of AJ1 (2018)
History, Sports
Lena Waithe On ‘Ready Player One and more…
by Tonja Renée Stidhum | Shadow and Act Lena Waithe is like your laid-back homie. That’s why portraying Aech in Ready Player One was the perfect role for her, with Aech being Parzival’s (Tye Sheridan) longtime best friend. As Waithe sat down in her bright yellow...