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: 1.904
  • 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.

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  • 2008
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    The Secret Life of Bees

    The Secret Life of Bees

    7.5 2008 HD

    Set in South Carolina in 1964, this is the tale of Lily Owens a 14 year-old girl who is haunted by the memory of her late mother. To escape her...

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  • 2008
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    The Secret Life of Bees

    The Secret Life of Bees

    7.5 2008 HD

    Set in South Carolina in 1964, this is the tale of Lily Owens a 14 year-old girl who is haunted by the memory of her late mother. To escape her...

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  • 2003
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    Biker Boyz

    Biker Boyz

    6.3 2003 HD

    A mythic motorcycle tale of father and son", this is the story of Manuel Galloway, also known as "the King of Cali", the president of a motorcycle...

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  • 2000
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    Love & Basketball

    Love & Basketball

    7.414 2000 HD

    Monica Wright and Quincy McCall grew up in the same neighborhood and have known each other since childhood. As they grow into adulthood, they fall in...

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  • 2000
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    Love & Basketball

    Love & Basketball

    7.414 2000 HD

    Monica Wright and Quincy McCall grew up in the same neighborhood and have known each other since childhood. As they grow into adulthood, they fall in...

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  • 2000
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    Disappearing Acts

    Disappearing Acts

    6.5 2000 HD

    Zora Banks is a school teacher and aspiring singer hoping to become a successful star while taking a break from heartache. Franklin Swift is a...

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  • 1991
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    Stitches

    Stitches

    1 1991 HD

    Graduate film of Gina Prince-Bythewood.

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  • 1997
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    Progress

    Progress

    1 1997 HD

    Parallels the killing of a Black man in the 1960s by the Ku Klux Klan with the killing of a Black man in the 1990s by a Black gang.

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  • 1998
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    Bowl of Pork

    Bowl of Pork

    1 1998 HD

    A man accidentally causes the Rodney King riots.

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  • 2014
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    Beyond the Lights

    Beyond the Lights

    6.9 2014 HD

    Noni Jean is a hot new rising star. But not all is what it seems, and the pressure causes Noni to nearly fall apart - until she meets Kaz Nicol, a...

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  • 2014
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    Beyond the Lights

    Beyond the Lights

    6.9 2014 HD

    Noni Jean is a hot new rising star. But not all is what it seems, and the pressure causes Noni to nearly fall apart - until she meets Kaz Nicol, a...

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  • 1970
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    The Old Guard 2

    The Old Guard 2

    1 1970 HD

    A sequel to 2020's 'The Old Guard'.

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  • 1970
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    Children of Blood and Bone

    Children of Blood and Bone

    1 1970 HD

    A woman blessed with magical powers by the gods and living in a place where you are forbidden to use them, teams up with a princess to summon the...

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  • 1970
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    An Untamed State

    An Untamed State

    1 1970 HD

    The powerful, unflinching story of a Haitian-American woman kidnapped for ransom in front of her husband and child.

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  • 2018
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    Nappily Ever After

    Nappily Ever After

    7.2 2018 HD

    After an accident at the hair salon, Violet realizes she's not living life to the fullest. A soulful barber helps her put the pieces back together.

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  • 2020
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    The Old Guard

    The Old Guard

    7.1 2020 HD

    Four undying warriors who've secretly protected humanity for centuries become targeted for their mysterious powers just as they discover a new...

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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

    7.455 2024 HD

    Three lifelong best friends known as “The Supremes” share the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood from decades of weathering life’s...

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  • 1970
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    An Untamed State

    An Untamed State

    1 1970 HD

    The powerful, unflinching story of a Haitian-American woman kidnapped for ransom in front of her husband and child.

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  • 2022
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    The Woman King

    The Woman King

    7.7 2022 HD

    The story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s with skills and a fierceness...

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  • 2017
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    Before I Fall

    Before I Fall

    6.965 2017 HD

    Samantha Kingston has everything. Then, everything changes. After one fateful night, she wakes up with no future at all. Trapped into reliving the...

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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.

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  • 1970
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    Project Greenlight

    Project Greenlight

    7 1970 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...

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  • 1970
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    Project Greenlight

    Project Greenlight

    6.4 1970 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...

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  • 1970
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    Project Greenlight

    Project Greenlight

    6 1970 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...

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  • 1970
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    Project Greenlight

    Project Greenlight

    7.6 1970 HD

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

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  • 1970
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    Project Greenlight

    Project Greenlight

    6 1970 HD

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

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  • 1970
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    Project Greenlight

    Project Greenlight

    6 1970 HD

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

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  • 1970
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    Project Greenlight

    Project Greenlight

    7.2 1970 HD

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

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  • 1970
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    Project Greenlight

    Project Greenlight

    7.5 1970 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...

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  • 1970
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    Project Greenlight

    Project Greenlight

    7.5 1970 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...

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  • 1970
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    Project Greenlight

    Project Greenlight

    6.5 1970 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...

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  • 1970
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    Project Greenlight

    Project Greenlight

    6 1970 HD

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

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  • 1970
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    Project Greenlight

    Project Greenlight

    1 1970 HD

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

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  • 1970
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    Project Greenlight

    Project Greenlight

    8.041 1970 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...

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  • 1970
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    Project Greenlight

    Project Greenlight

    6 1970 HD

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

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