Suzan-Lori Parks

Suzan-Lori Parks

Nascimento : 1963-05-10, Fort Knox, Kentucky, United States

História

Suzan-Lori Parks is an American playwright, screenwriter, musician and novelist. Her 2001 play Topdog/Underdog won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2002; Parks is the first African American woman to achieve this honor for drama. Description above from the Wikipedia article Suzan-Lori Parks, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Perfil

Suzan-Lori Parks

Filmes

Estados Unidos vs. Billie Holiday
Screenplay
Mostra a famosa cantora de jazz Billie Holiday (Andra Day) durante o auge de sua carreira. Então ela se torna alvo do Departamento Federal de Narcóticos em uma operação secreta liderada pelo Agente Federal negro Jimmy Fletcher (Trevante Rhodes), com quem ela teve um caso tumultuado no passado.
The United States vs. Billie Holiday Special: Lee Daniels and Cast Interviewed by Oprah Winfrey
Self
A conversation moderated by Oprah Winfrey with Lee Daniels, Andra Day, Trevante Rhodes, and Susan-Lori Parks takes a peek behind the curtains of the new Hulu Original Film, The United States vs. Billie Holiday. Watch how the film unapologetically presents the icon’s Incredibles and tragic life
Filho Nativo
Writer
A HBO apresenta uma releitura do romance seminal de Richard Wright de 1940, Filho Nativo, que segue Bigger Thomas (Ashton Sanders), um jovem afro-americano que trabalha como motorista de um rico empresário em Chicago. Conforme adentra o mundo sedutor do dinheiro e do poder, Bigger se depara com cenários inesperados que, em uma América racialmente dividida, vão construindo um instigante thriller.
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
Unprecedented access to Wilson’s theatrical archives, rarely seen interviews and new dramatic readings bring to life his seminal 10-play cycle chronicling a century of African-American life. Wilson won two Pulitzer Prizes for Drama.
Nos Bastidores do Cinema / A Criação do Plus One
Skye Brown - the director
Situado durante o Festival de Cannes, The Making of Plus One dá um soco e zomba da obsessão por celebridades que alimentam a indústria cinematográfica moderna, cheia de modismos, tapetes vermelhos para festivais, comercialidade criativa incongruente e dispensabilidade artística ao longe da realidade glamourosa que é cinema independente.
The Black List: Volume One
Herself
As a new chapter begins in this country, THE BLACK LIST offers a dynamic and never-before-heard perspective from achievers of color. This series of inspired - and inspiring - observations on African-American life in the 21st century forms a roll call of some of the most compelling politicians, writers, thinkers and performers ever to tackle their fields of endeavor. Watch the interview-portraits and get a sharper snapshot of where this country has been and where it's headed.
Aos Olhos de Deus
Teleplay
Halle Berry é Janie Crawford, uma mulher que tem espírito livre e idéias avançadas para a sua época, e por isso precisa enfrentar uma série de conflitos com os demais moradores de sua cidade. O filme, produção da apresentadora Oprah Winfrey, tem ótimas interpretações e uma reconstituição de época fiel.
The Topdog Diaries
Herself
An intimate portrait of Suzan-Lori Parks, featuring actors Don Cheadle and Jeffrey Wright. The film shows the playwright’s process and how a play gets produced in behind-the-scenes footage of Topdog/Underdog in rehearsal and performance. It captures the play’s triumphant Broadway debut and traces Parks’ opportunities, challenges, and personal milestones during the production of her 2002 Pulitzer Prize winner.
Garota 6
Writer
A struggling actress in New York City takes a job as a phone sex operator.
Anemone Me
Director
The only black American family in Maine has a son, a blind bodybuilder, who falls in love with a white "mer-boy."