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Edits made to Gina Prince-Blythewood
I will be adding information to the current page for Gina Prince-Bythewood. Her Career information and Film awards have not been updated as well as the details on her first film, Love and Basketball.

Career

After five years working in television as a writer on shows like A Different World and South Central', Prince-Bythewood wrote her first film, 2000's Love & Basketball'.[1] The film was developed at the Sundance Institute's directing and writing lab.[2]  copied from Gina Prince-Blythewood The film won 12 awards overall and was nominated for three more. It won Best Film and Best Film Poster at the Black Reel Awards, and Best First Screenplay by Gina Prince-Blythewood at the Independent Spirit Awards ( Love & Basketball Wikipedia). The film also grossed about $27,728,000 worldwide, making it the ninth most popular basketball film in the United States at that time.

Love & Basketball was based somewhat around Gina Prince-Blythewodd’s personal life, growing up, her experiences, etc. (Cabrera, 2008). She brought herself into that film which is why some critiques say the film was so well done. This film is one of the most successful films directed by a black woman, which created a union between the subject matter and the medias recognition of woman playing basketball and soccer (Bobo, 252 )

Her most recent work was writing for the movie adaptation of the novel Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver. The film had an estimated $12,498,674 worldwide box office take by March 2017 after its release date (January 21, 2017) at the very beginning of the month (IMDb, Before I Fall).

Filmography

Notes added by user CrazyGPLady

Referances
Love & Basketball on Wikipedia

Biker Boyz on Wikipedia

The Secret Life of Bees (film) on Wikipedia

http://www.montereyherald.com/general-news/20081017/buzzing-about-bees-pacific-grove-native-turned-film-director-gina-prince-bythewood-ushers-new-project-to-big-screen

Beyond the Lights on Wikipedia

Before I Fall (film) on Wikipedia

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1691916/ on IMDb

Hole, Kristin Lené; Jela?a, Dijana; Kaplan, E. Ann; Petro, Patrice (2016-11-10). The Routledge Companion to Cinema & Gender. Taylor & Francis.