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Queen Latifah with Dee Rees
 with the premiere of the Queen Collective shorts

Tribeca Talks

Panel Premiere

38 MINUTES |

QUEEN LATIFAH WITH DEE REES WITH THE PREMIERE OF THE QUEEN COLLECTIVE SHORTS

Queen Latifah is a critically acclaimed and award winning musician, actor, label president, author and entrepreneur. The first hip-hop artist to be crowned with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Latifah has had immeasurable success in music and acting; she has received Grammy®, Emmy®, and Golden Globe® awards for work, as well as an Academy Award® nomination for her portrayal of Mama Morton in Chicago. The trailblazing, Academy Award®-nominated screenwriter and director Dee Rees, who directed Latifah to a SAG award for her role in the HBO film Bessie, will join Latifah in conversation to discuss her extraordinary and multifaceted career. Together, these two remarkable storytellers will cover Latifah’s creative journey from musician to actor to entrepreneur, and how she is using her influence to mentor and uplift diverse female filmmakers in order to accelerate gender and racial equality behind the camera.

Following the talk will be the debut of The Queen Collective short documentaries (Ballet After Dark and If There Is Light). The Queen Collective is a program developed in partnership with Procter & Gamble and Queen Latifah with Flavor Unit Entertainment, aimed at accelerating gender and racial equality behind the camera. Created by diverse young women – these short films inspire positive social change and embody Procter and Gamble’s commitment to supporting gender and racial equity, on-screen and behind the scenes.

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PANELISTS

Queen Latifah

Queen Latifah

Dee Rees

Dee Rees