“For me, books were my source of affirmation. Alice Walker, Audrey Lord - it was these authors who wrote about their experiences. It was this weird thing where I was censored in terms of what I could watch but not in terms of what I could read.”

American screenwriter and director

Dee Rees is an American screenwriter and director known for her work in film and television. She is associated with features such as Pariah, Bessie, Mudbound, and The Last Thing He Wanted. Rees has also written and directed episodes of television series including Empire, When We Rise, and Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams. Her work spans drama across both screen formats, with credits in feature films and episodic television.