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Stephanie Allain is a producer of award-winning films by women and writer-directors of color that make headlines, launch careers and shape the cultural landscape. She is the founder of Homegrown Pictures, a film and television production company dedicated to creating content by, and about, women and people of color with authentic stories, depictions and representation.
Allain, who made history in 2020 when she became the first Black woman to produce the Academy Awards (for which she was Emmy-nominated), has produced "Hustle & Flow," "Something New," "Peeples," "Beyond The Lights," "French Dirty," "Burning Sands," "Juanita" and "Really Love." Her films have been nominated for numerous awards with wins from the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, Film Independent Spirit Awards, NAACP and others.
In television, Allain executive-produced four seasons of the Netflix series, "Dear White People," and is in production on her first documentary, "Untitled Billy Preston."
Allain is the former director of the LA Film Festival; a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Writers Guild of America, Producers Guild of America and Dramatists Guild of America; and is a founding member of ReFrame.
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