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Nnegest Likké

  • Nnegest Likké
Film director
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv

Nnegest Likké is an American film director, screenwriter and producer. Her film awards include, Best Diaspora Film at the 2016 African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) for " Ben and Ara " which she directed. Her 2019 international romantic drama, Everything But A Man won the Audience Choice Award at the Pan African Film Festival. Nnegest is one of the first women of color to write and direct a movie distributed by a major Hollywood studio. Her directing credits include Fox Searchlight's romantic-comedy Phat Girlz, the multi award-winning indie love drama Ben and Ara, and Everything But A Man.

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