“In some communities it is - like, for me, coming out with my parents, they were not accepting; they were not understanding. So it depends. For kids in New York and L.A., maybe it's different, but for kids in Iowa, for kids in Tennessee, it's still something that's not really talked about.”

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.