Rick Famuyiwa

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1973-06-18 (52 years old)

Place of Birth

USA

Rick Famuyiwa

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Rick Famuyiwa, born on June 18, 1973, is an emerging Nigerian American Hollywood writer and director of films such as The Wood (1999), Talk To Me (2007), and Brown Sugar (2002). His most recent film is the comedy Our Family Wedding (2010), starring Forest Whitaker and America Ferrera. Famuyiwa’s films mainly explore themes of racial diversity and acceptance of oneself and others, especially within communities of color. In the majority of Famuyiwa’s films, friendship plays a central role to the characters’ development and progression throughout the film. Additionally, thus far, nearly all of Famuyiwa’...

Production

2021

2021

2007

Talk to Me

as Screenplay

2010

2010

2002

Brown Sugar

as Director

2015

Dope

as Executive Producer

1999

The Wood

as Director

1999

The Wood

as Screenplay

2015

Dope

as Director

2015

Dope

as Writer

2016

Confirmation

as Director

-

The Black Hole

as Director

-

The Black Hole

as Screenplay

2002

Brown Sugar

as Screenplay

-

Sadé

as Director

-

Sadé

as Producer

2017

The Lost

as Executive Producer

2017

Hasan Minhaj: Homecoming King

as Executive Producer

-

Past Midnight

as Director

1996

Blacktop Lingo

as Director

1996

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