Tina Mabry

Tina Mabry

Birth : 1978-02-09, Tupelo, Mississippi, USA

History

Tina Mabry (born February 9, 1978) is an American film director and screenwriter from Tupelo, Mississippi. Following the release of her first feature film Mississippi Damned (2009), she was named one of '25 New Faces of Indie Film' by Filmmaker magazine and among the 'Top Forty Under 40' by The Advocate. Mabry began her film career with her short film Brooklyn's Bridge to Jordan (2005). In 2007, she penned the film Itty Bitty Titty Committee. The film was directed by Jamie Babbit and premiered at the 57th Berlin International Film Festival. In 2015, Mabry was hired as a producer, writer, and director on the OWN series Queen Sugar, created by Ava DuVernay and Oprah Winfrey.

Profile

Tina Mabry

Movies

Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
Self
Delving into a century of genre films that by turns utilized, caricatured, exploited, sidelined, and finally embraced them, this is the untold history of black Americans in Hollywood through their connection to the horror genre.
Half the Picture
Half the Picture
Herself
At a pivotal moment for gender equality in Hollywood, successful women directors tell the stories of their art, lives and careers. Having endured a long history of systemic discrimination, women filmmakers may be getting the first glimpse of a future that values their voices equally.
An American Girl Story - Melody 1963: Love Has to Win
An American Girl Story - Melody 1963: Love Has to Win
Director
Set in Detroit during the Civil Rights Movement, "An American Girl Story - Melody 1963: Love Has to Win" examines the joyful life and troubled times of an irrepressible 10-year-old African-American girl whose vivid imagination and creativity reinforce her optimism. When shocking national events threaten her sense of security, Melody must find inner strength to restore her hope for a better world.
The 4%: Film's Gender Problem
The 4%: Film's Gender Problem
Self
Explores the hot-button issues around the striking gender gap in Hollywood. Both women and men in the entertainment industry share first-person insights, questions, and anecdotes about the place of women in Hollywood.
Mississippi Damned
Mississippi Damned
Writer
Three poor Black kids in rural Mississippi reap the consequences of their family's cycle of abuse, addiction, and violence.
Mississippi Damned
Mississippi Damned
Director
Three poor Black kids in rural Mississippi reap the consequences of their family's cycle of abuse, addiction, and violence.
Itty Bitty Titty Committee
Itty Bitty Titty Committee
Screenplay
High School grad and all American gal, Anna, finds her purpose and herself after she hooks up with the radical feminists in The Itty Bitty Titty Committee.
Brooklyn's Bridge to Jordan
Brooklyn's Bridge to Jordan
Director
Fimmaker Tina Mabry's short drama about a woman who loses her life partner in a tragic accident, then must rebuild her fractured relationship with her estranged teenage son.
Crossover
Crossover
Director
A struggling mother must decide whether to sell her own organs to give her children a better education.
The Supremes At Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat
The Supremes At Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat
Screenplay
Three best friends dubbed “The Supremes,” who have weathered life’s storms together for two generations through marriage and children, happiness and the blues, find their paths at a crossroads that test their lifelong bond.
The Supremes At Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat
The Supremes At Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat
Director
Three best friends dubbed “The Supremes,” who have weathered life’s storms together for two generations through marriage and children, happiness and the blues, find their paths at a crossroads that test their lifelong bond.