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Leslie Harris(II)

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A look at the development of film making and its contribution to the social and political times form the perspective of Black film makers.Candied interviews with some of the top Black Directors in the business, Lawrence Hilton Jacobs, Robert Townsend, Bill Duke, Fred Williamson, Melvin Van Peebles and other industry leaders. Seven Lights Productions and Actor and film maker Lord Jamel Wade team up to produce this documentary which examines the art of Directing, the Black pioneers of film making, the industry in Hollywood, the digital technology and President Barack Obama.
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Leslie Harris is known for Just Another Girl on the I.R.T. (1992), Bessie Coleman's Dream to Fly (1993) and New York Conversations (2010).
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      • 2 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Ariyan A. Johnson in Just Another Girl on the I.R.T. (1992)
    Just Another Girl on the I.R.T.
    6.4
    • Producer
    • 1992
    Bessie Coleman's Dream to Fly (1993)
    Bessie Coleman's Dream to Fly
    • Producer
    • 1993
    New York Conversations (2010)
    New York Conversations
    • Self
    • 2010
    Directors on Directing (2009)
    Directors on Directing
    • Self
    • 2009

    Credits

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    Producer

    • Bessie Coleman's Dream to Fly (1993)
      Bessie Coleman's Dream to Fly
      • producer
      • 1993
    • Ariyan A. Johnson in Just Another Girl on the I.R.T. (1992)
      Just Another Girl on the I.R.T.
      6.4
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • 1992

    Director

    • Bessie Coleman's Dream to Fly (1993)
      Bessie Coleman's Dream to Fly
      • Director
      • 1993
    • Ariyan A. Johnson in Just Another Girl on the I.R.T. (1992)
      Just Another Girl on the I.R.T.
      6.4
      • Director
      • 1992

    Writer

    • Bessie Coleman's Dream to Fly (1993)
      Bessie Coleman's Dream to Fly
      • Writer
      • 1993
    • Ariyan A. Johnson in Just Another Girl on the I.R.T. (1992)
      Just Another Girl on the I.R.T.
      6.4
      • written by
      • 1992

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      Harris was the first black woman director to win the special jury prize at the Sundance film festival.

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