Gina Prince-Bythewood

Gina Prince-Bythewood

Gina Prince-Bythewood (born Gina Maria Prince on June 10, 1969) is an American film director and writer. Her primary credits as a director include the films Disappearing Acts and Love & Basketball, produced by Spike Lee and starring Omar Epps and Sanaa Lathan, which won her the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay. Bythewood attended UCLA's film school, where she also ran competitive track. At UCLA, she received the Gene Reynolds Scholarship for Directing and the Ray Stark Memorial Scholarship for Outstanding Undergraduates. She graduated in 1991. Along with her friends Mara Brock Akil, Sara Finney Johnson and Felicia Henderson (also a UCLA graduate), she endows The Four Sisters Scholarship. She directed The Secret Life of Bees which was adapted from the best-selling book by Sue Monk Kidd. It was released by Fox Searchlight in October of 2008, and debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival and Urbanworld Film Festival that same year. Her husband is Reggie Rock Bythewood, also a film director and writer.

  • Title: Gina Prince-Bythewood
  • Popularity: 3.964
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1969-06-10
  • Place of Birth: USA
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  • Also Known As: Cee Marcellus, Gina Maria Prince
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Gina Prince-Bythewood Movies

  • 2018
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    Half the Picture

    Half the Picture

    5.9 2018 HD

    At a pivotal moment for gender equality in Hollywood, successful women directors talk about their art, lives and careers.

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Ava DuVernay

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  • 2008
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    The Secret Life of Bees

    The Secret Life of Bees

    7.463 2008 HD

    Genre: Family

    Cast: Dakota Fanning

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  • 2008
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    The Secret Life of Bees

    The Secret Life of Bees

    7.463 2008 HD

    Genre: Family

    Cast: Dakota Fanning

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  • 2003
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    Biker Boyz

    Biker Boyz

    6.244 2003 HD

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Laurence Fishburne

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  • 2000
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    Love & Basketball

    Love & Basketball

    7.4 2000 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Sanaa Lathan

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  • 2000
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    Love & Basketball

    Love & Basketball

    7.4 2000 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Sanaa Lathan

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  • 2000
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    Disappearing Acts

    Disappearing Acts

    6.5 2000 HD

    Genre: TV Movie

    Cast: Sanaa Lathan

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  • 1997
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    Progress

    Progress

    1 1997 HD

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  • 1991
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    Stitches

    Stitches

    1 1991 HD

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  • 1998
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    Bowl of Pork

    Bowl of Pork

    1 1998 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Dave Chappelle

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  • 2014
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    Beyond the Lights

    Beyond the Lights

    6.8 2014 HD

    Genre: Romance

    Cast: Gugu Mbatha-Raw

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  • 2014
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    Beyond the Lights

    Beyond the Lights

    6.8 2014 HD

    Genre: Romance

    Cast: Gugu Mbatha-Raw

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  • 1970
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    The Old Guard 2

    The Old Guard 2

    1 1970 HD

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Charlize Theron

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  • 1970
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    Children of Blood and Bone

    Children of Blood and Bone

    1 1970 HD

    Genre: Action

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  • 1970
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    An Untamed State

    An Untamed State

    1 1970 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Gugu Mbatha-Raw

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  • 2018
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    Nappily Ever After

    Nappily Ever After

    7.2 2018 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Sanaa Lathan

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  • 2020
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    The Old Guard

    The Old Guard

    7.135 2020 HD

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Charlize Theron

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  • 2024
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    The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat

    The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat

    7.2 2024 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

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  • 1970
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    An Untamed State

    An Untamed State

    1 1970 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Gugu Mbatha-Raw

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  • 2022
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    The Woman King

    The Woman King

    7.668 2022 HD

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Viola Davis

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  • 2017
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    Before I Fall

    Before I Fall

    6.969 2017 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Zoey Deutch

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  • 2023
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    Project Greenlight

    Project Greenlight

    1 2023 HD

    In this revival of the groundbreaking series, Issa Rae, Kumail Nanjiani, and Gina Prince-Bythewood search for Hollywood’s next great director.

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Meko Winbush

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  • 2024
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    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    1 2024 HD

    PBS SoCal and Variety take you inside the biggest movies and T.V. shows of the past year through candid conversations with today's hottest actors....

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  • 1993
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    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    7 1993 HD

    A Different World is a spin-off series from The Cosby Show and originally centered on Denise Huxtable and the life of students at Hillman College, a...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Jasmine Guy

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  • 2006
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    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    6.388 2006 HD

    The Bernie Mac Show is an American sitcom that aired on Fox for five seasons from November 14, 2001 to April 14, 2006. The series featured comic...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Bernie Mac

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  • 1994
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    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    6 1994 HD

    South Central is an American comedy-drama series that aired on the Fox network from April 5, 1994 to June 7, 1994. It was cancelled following its...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Larenz Tate

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  • 2008
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    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    7.556 2008 HD

    The series revolves around the friendship of four African-American women in different phases of their lives. They explore the many trials and...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Tracee Ellis Ross

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  • 2017
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    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    5.828 2017 HD

    A media storm sets off when an African-American cop kills a white teenager in a small North Carolina town.

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Sanaa Lathan

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  • 2017
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    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    5.828 2017 HD

    A media storm sets off when an African-American cop kills a white teenager in a small North Carolina town.

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Sanaa Lathan

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  • 2019
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    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    7.2 2019 HD

    Two teenagers from very different backgrounds awaken to newly acquired superpowers which mysteriously link them to one another.

    Genre: Action & Adventure

    Cast: Aubrey Joseph

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  • 2022
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    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    7.5 2022 HD

    A limited series focusing on Mamie Till Mobley, who devoted her life to seeking justice for her son Emmett Till following his brutal murder in the...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Adrienne Warren

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  • 2022
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    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    7.5 2022 HD

    A limited series focusing on Mamie Till Mobley, who devoted her life to seeking justice for her son Emmett Till following his brutal murder in the...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Adrienne Warren

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  • 2002
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    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    6.5 2002 HD

    Felicity Porter, a sensitive and intelligent girl from the San Francisco Bay Area, decides to give up a slot at Stanford University's pre-med program...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Keri Russell

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  • 2017
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    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    5.828 2017 HD

    A media storm sets off when an African-American cop kills a white teenager in a small North Carolina town.

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Sanaa Lathan

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  • 2023
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    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    1 2023 HD

    In this revival of the groundbreaking series, Issa Rae, Kumail Nanjiani, and Gina Prince-Bythewood search for Hollywood’s next great director.

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Meko Winbush

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  • 2009
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    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    8.028 2009 HD

    Chris is a teenager growing up as the eldest of three children in Brooklyn, New York during the early 1980s. Uprooted to a new neighborhood and bused...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Tyler James Williams

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  • 2017
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    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    5.828 2017 HD

    A media storm sets off when an African-American cop kills a white teenager in a small North Carolina town.

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Sanaa Lathan

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