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Dee Rees

American Director

Born: Feb 7, 1977

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We have to create a range, and we have to let there be possibilities. And basically, by showing there are different types of people, you write down the monolith. You stop having to represent for all black people when you allow there to be different types represented. Dee Rees

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If I can go three grandmothers back and find a slave, that means someone else can go three grandmothers back and find a slave owner. When you interrogate your histories, it forces you to rethink who you are and where you are. Dee Rees

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I think 'Mudbound' reveals the interconnectiveness of our stories. You can't separate out threads of history and race as economic construct. 'Mudbound' makes it very plain. Race is about commerce; it's not an actual thing. It's a fiction that was created to basically divide resources unequally. Dee Rees

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I'm not a writer that writes every day. I just kind of have ideas. I jot them down when I have them, and when I have enough, I just start. And for me, I start more around noon, and I'm all about feeling. Once there's a theme, I can't not write. Dee Rees

Actors need to know why they're saying what they're saying, more than just learning their lines. Dee Rees

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I started out at Procter & Gamble marketing panty liners, so basically selling women insecurity. I thought there must be more to life than this. Then I was on set for a Dr. Scholl's commercial, and I asked one of the execs, 'How do you get a job behind the camera?' and he said, 'Film school.' So I quit and applied to NYU. Dee Rees

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For 'Pariah,' people were surprised Kim Wayans was there, but comedians have a dark streak; they're comedians for a reason. Dee Rees

People Dark Kim Comedians Were Surprised Reason Streak

I just want to tell stories that are meaningful and have inspiration to them; people can watch it and take away something, or maybe they'll just think about themselves differently or think about the world differently. I just want to create characters that live on. Dee Rees

When I first started going out to lesbian clubs, I felt a very binary recreation of hetero culture. There are butches and femmes, and I felt like I was neither of those things. I'm in a turtleneck and jeans and just learning to be comfortable in that space. I realized I don't have to be a certain way. Dee Rees

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Creatively, most of my influences come from the literary world: Alice Walker, Toni Cade Bambara. Writers are my heroes. Dee Rees

World Heroes Alice Writers Come Most Walker Influences Literary Creatively

Coming-of-age stories, people roll their eyes. Dee Rees

Eyes People Roll Stories

You're your own person, and it's about you. I'm my own person, and it's about me. Everyone has their own life. Dee Rees

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Our statement's on the screen. Awards won't make it better, and a lack of awards won't make it worse. Dee Rees

Better Our Statement Worse Make Lack Screen Awards

I think Charlottesville was shocking for some, but it wasn't for me or for my family, I mean, because I grew up in 1980s Nashville. Dee Rees

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I definitely felt the desire to, like - I definitely knew there was an elsewhere. I definitely knew that, like, if I were going to be free, I needed to be away from, kind of, like, Nashville and kind of get out of the South and get out of the country. Dee Rees

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In an industry that's uncertain and when you're in a lot of situations that are anxiety-causing, to have someone there who has your back unconditionally and cares for you and the material and would give anything to make sure everything is OK, makes you feel so much better. It gives you a sense of security as an artist. Dee Rees

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I feel a lot of folks, like teenagers, can feel like outcasts. Dee Rees

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For kids who are struggling, who are of faith, just reconciling yourself to the fact that God loves you, accepts you for who you are, is a big step in the healing, especially when your biological family is unaccepting of you. Dee Rees

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I'm interested in characters and relationships. Dee Rees

Relationships Characters Interested

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