Dee Rees has an Oscar nomination (for Mudbound) and a Criterion collection film (for Pariah) under her belt. She also can boast writing and directing Bessie, which won an Emmy for Best TV Movie. In this episode, we are joined by Mark Staron for a spoiler-filled discussion of these highs and the rest of Rees's filmography.
Radiolab - The Vanishing of Harry Pace (as mentioned by Chris)
Show Notes/Sources:
https://time.com/5016712/filmmakers-spike-lee-and-dee-rees-reunite/
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/dee-rees-pariah-criteron-release-1234967676/
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/06/magazine/dee-rees-black-female-director.html
https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/pariah-2012
https://tisch.nyu.edu/grad-film/alumni/dee-rees
https://theundefeated.com/features/mudbound-director-dee-rees-tennessee-bred-famu-educated/
https://maltinonmovies.libsyn.com/dee-rees
https://www.tiff.net/the-review/tiff-long-take-ep-88-dee-rees-mudbound
