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Neema Barnette was born on 14 December, 1949 in New York City, United States, is an African-American film director and producer. Discover Neema Barnette's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 74 years old?

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Occupation Director, producer
Age 74 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 14 December, 1949
Birthday 14 December
Birthplace New York City, United States
Nationality United States

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Her husband is Reed R. McCants (1 child)

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Neema Barnette is an American film director and producer, and the first African-American woman to direct a primetime sitcom.

Barnette was the first African-American woman to get a three-picture deal with Sony Pictures.

Since then, she accumulated a number of awards, including a Peabody, an Emmy and an NAACP Image Award.

1949

Neema Barnette, born on December 14, 1949, to African parentage.

She attended the High School For The Performing Arts, and began her career as a stage actress.

Barnette continued her education by attending The City College of New York earning a BA. She also received a MFA from NYU School Of The Arts.

At age 21, Barnette directed the play The Blue Journey by OyamO, at Joseph Papp's Public Theater.

1982

In 1982, Barnette co-produced the Emmy Award-winning After-School Special, "To Be a Man" along with Cliff Frazier, who was also the writer and director.

The both won Emmys for Outstanding Children's Programming.

The movie starred, Robert Earl Jones, Estelle Evans, Stuart Bascombe, Julius Hollingsworth and Curtis Worthy.

James Earl Jones (Robert Earl Jones son), was executive director.

Barnette has directed stage, episodic television, made for TV movies and feature films.

1985

Sky Captain was her first short film which she directed as part of the American Film Institute's (AFI) Directing Workshop for Women in 1985.

1990

In 1990, she founded Harlem Girl Productions Corporation.

1997

Since 1997, Barnette has also worked for the Harlem Lite Productions.

She has directed multiple seasons and episodes of a variety of television sitcoms including A Different World, The Cosby Show, Gilmore Girls, and 7th Heaven.

In 1997, Barnette directed the film Spirit Lost, a psychological thriller with a love triangle that includes a ghost.

Robin R. Means Coleman wrote in her book Horror Noire that Spirit Lost was a "rare horror film that was nearly an all-female affair" and that the film prominently featured characters that served as moral arbiter and saviors.

She would later revisit the film in her 2023 work The Black Guy Dies First, further noting the codependent relationship between John and the ghostly Arabella.

2002

In 2002, she was selected as one of ten artists to judge the American Film Institute's "Best Films Award".

2003

In 2003, Barnette directed her first feature film, an adaptation of Civil Brand, she told the Los Angeles Times it was inspired by the original screenplay by Preston A. Whitmore II and by an urban women's prison tale.

Even after her mother passed, she encouraged Barnette to continue pursuing the film.

Once the movie was completed, it earned many awards and played film festivals like Sundance, the American Film Institute, and the American Black Film Festival in Miami where “Civil Brand” won the $15,000 Blockbuster audience award.

2009

In 2009 Barnette directed a gospel musical film, "Heaven Ain't Hard to Find," starring Kim Whitley, Cliff Powell and Reed McCants, where it previewed on platforms on HBO and BET.

2012

Her most recent feature film is Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day (2012), her 11th movie and third for theatrical release.

The film is a thriller and family drama following the story of a marriage on the rocks, which received an NAACP Image Award Nomination for Best Independent Feature in 2012.

2015

Barnette directed two episodes of Being Mary Jane: "Hot Seat" and "Don't Call It A Comeback" (2015 - Season 3).

Barnette is the Executive Producer of Black History Mini Docs, 90 second videos featuring the stories of African-American heroes and she-roes, as well as daily tributes which are posted on Facebook, Twitter & Pinterest.

2016

In 2016, she joined the series, Queen Sugas as director and producer.

Barnette won her first NAACP Image® Award for her directing efforts, like "One More Hurdle," an NBC dramatic special.

Another documentary of hers titled "The Silent Crime," an NBC about domestic violence, received four local Emmy® nominations.

Her successful debut resulted in subsequent directing stints on "Hooperman," "The Royal Family," "China Beach" (Peabody Award), "Frank's Place" (Emmy® Award), "The Sinbad Show," "Diagnosis Murder," "A Different World" and many episodes of "The Cosby Show."

Neema Barnette is also part of the DGA African American Steering Committee and a member of The Black Filmmakers Foundation since its inception.

She is also an active AFI alumnus and takes part on the panel of the AFI Independent Film committee.

She has also played a part in being on the executive board of the IFP Gordon Parks Scholarship fund.

She has been a judge for the NAACP Feature Film Award and serves as an annual judge for the Pan African Film Festival in Los Angeles.

Barnette owns her own production company called Harlem Girl Productions, whilst also owning a production company titled Reel Rebel Productions with her husband Reed McCants.

Notably, she is also the executive director of a theatre and performance company for young artists titled Live Theatre Gang.

Barnette is also a part-time teacher, where she teaches aspiring students a directing course at UCLA and USC.

She spends the other part of her time running a theatre company titled Live Theatre Gang with her husband and actor, Reed R. McCants.