{"id":303,"date":"2016-01-18T16:58:30","date_gmt":"2016-01-18T16:58:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the2ndsexandthe7thart.com\/?p=303"},"modified":"2016-01-18T16:59:37","modified_gmt":"2016-01-18T16:59:37","slug":"bite-sized-blog-post-gina-prince-bythewood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/the2ndsexandthe7thart.com\/index.php\/2016\/01\/18\/bite-sized-blog-post-gina-prince-bythewood\/","title":{"rendered":"Bite-sized blog post: Gina Prince-Bythewood"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/the2ndsexandthe7thart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Gina-Prince-Bythewood.jpg\" data-src=\"http:\/\/the2ndsexandthe7thart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Gina-Prince-Bythewood.jpg\" data-thumb=\"http:\/\/the2ndsexandthe7thart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Gina-Prince-Bythewood-300x201.jpg\" class=\"ml-lightbox-enabled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-318 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/the2ndsexandthe7thart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Gina-Prince-Bythewood-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES, director Gina Prince-Bythewood, on set, 2008, TM and \u00a9Copyright Twentieth Century Fox. All Rights Reserved.\/\" width=\"364\" height=\"244\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2ndsexandthe7thart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Gina-Prince-Bythewood-300x201.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the2ndsexandthe7thart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Gina-Prince-Bythewood-768x515.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the2ndsexandthe7thart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Gina-Prince-Bythewood-630x423.jpg 630w, http:\/\/the2ndsexandthe7thart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Gina-Prince-Bythewood.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>After attending UCLA film school GINA PRINCE-BYTHEWOOD began working in the industry as a writer on\u00a0<em>A Different World<\/em>. She used her free time and experiences as a basketball player to write her first feature\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Ur83i6_BjbE\" target=\"_blank\">Love &amp; Basketball\u00a0<\/a><\/em>(2000) where she worked with actress Sanaa Lathan to turn her into a realistic basketball player (her first instinct was to hire a player not an actor).<\/p>\n<p>Bythewood\u00a0is in talks with Fox for a new television series,\u00a0<em>Shots Fired<\/em>,\u00a0about the aftermath of police shootings in a small town in Tennessee, where she\u00a0would reunite with Lathan<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; padding-left: 60px;\">\u00a0More to add to this &#8220;bite-sized blog&#8221; &#8211; please send us a comment!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Where to watch her films:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.netflix.com\/search\/Gina%20Prince-Bythewood\/person\/30097759?jbv=70295409&amp;jbp=0&amp;jbr=0\" target=\"_blank\">NETFLIX<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s\/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dinstant-video&amp;field-keywords=gina+prince-bythewood&amp;rh=n%3A2858778011%2Ck%3Agina+prince-bythewood\" target=\"_blank\">AMAZON (PRIME-STREAMING)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s\/ref=sr_nr_p_n_format_browse-bi_1?fst=as%3Aoff&amp;rh=n%3A2625373011%2Ck%3Agina+prince-bythewood%2Cp_n_format_browse-bin%3A2650305011%7C2650304011&amp;keywords=gina+prince-bythewood&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1451839406&amp;rnid=2650303011\" target=\"_blank\">AMAZON (DVDs\/BluRays for PURCHASE)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hulu.com\/search?q=people%3A%22Gina+Prince-Bythewood%22\" target=\"_blank\">HULU<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Read more about her:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>ONLINE<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Gina-Prince-Bythewood\/104089942961449?fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\">Find her on Facebook<br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GPBmadeit\" target=\"_blank\">Find her on Twitter<br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/codeswitch\/2014\/11\/14\/363793023\/director-gina-prince-bythewood-its-time-to-obliterate-the-term-black-film\" target=\"_blank\">Director Gina Prince-Bythewood: It&#8217;s Time To &#8216;Obliterate The Term Black Film&#8217;<br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.indiewire.com\/article\/beyond-the-lights-director-gina-prince-bythewood-on-how-to-change-hollywood-for-black-filmmakers-20150225\" target=\"_blank\">&#8216;Beyond the Lights&#8217; Director Gina Prince-Bythewood on How to Change Hollywood for Black Filmmakers<br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/jezebel.com\/sanaa-lathan-and-gina-prince-bythewood-are-reuniting-fo-1747416434\" target=\"_blank\" data-id=\"\">Sanaa Lathan and Gina Prince-Bythewood Are Reuniting For a TV Series About Police Shootings<\/a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/jezebel.com\/sanaa-lathan-and-gina-prince-bythewood-are-reuniting-fo-1747416434\" target=\"_blank\" data-id=\"\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/movies\/director-gina-prince-bythewood-on-the-amazing-122441123372.html\" target=\"_blank\">Interview<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GPBmadeit\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gina_Prince-Bythewood\" target=\"_blank\">Wikipedia<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"filmo-row odd\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><strong><strong>FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"director-tt3125324\" class=\"filmo-row odd\">\u00a02014<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt3125324\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_1\">Beyond the Lights<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0416212\" class=\"filmo-row even\"><span class=\"year_column\"> \u00a02008 <\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0416212\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_2\">The Secret Life of Bees<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0960833\" class=\"filmo-row odd\"><span class=\"year_column\"> \u00a02007 <\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0960833\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_3\">Reflections<\/a> (TV Short)<br \/>\n<span class=\"year_column\" style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">\u00a02005 <\/span> <a style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0460637\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_4\">Everybody Hates Chris<\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"> (TV Series) (1 episode)<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0460637\" class=\"filmo-row even\">\n<div class=\"filmo-episodes\">&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0574123\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_4\">Everybody Hates the Laundromat<\/a> (2005)<br \/>\n<span class=\"year_column\" style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">\u00a02005 <\/span> <a style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0247102\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_5\">Girlfriends<\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"> (TV Series) (2 episodes)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0247102\" class=\"filmo-row odd\">\n<div class=\"filmo-episodes\">&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0588616\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_5\">Odds &amp; Ends<\/a> (2005)<\/div>\n<div class=\"filmo-episodes\">&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0588576\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_5\">Fits &amp; Starts<\/a> (2005)<br \/>\n<span class=\"year_column\" style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">\u00a02003 <\/span> <a style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0285341\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_6\">The Bernie Mac Show<\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"> (TV Series) (1 episode)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0285341\" class=\"filmo-row even\">\n<div class=\"filmo-episodes\">&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0521889\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_6\">Magic Jordan<\/a> (2003)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0243220\" class=\"filmo-row odd\"><span class=\"year_column\"> \u00a02000 <\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0243220\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_7\">Disappearing Acts<\/a> (TV Movie)<\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0199725\" class=\"filmo-row even\"><span class=\"year_column\"> \u00a02000 <\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0199725\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_8\">Love &amp; Basketball<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0118759\" class=\"filmo-row odd\"><span class=\"year_column\"> \u00a01997 <\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0118759\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_9\">Bowl of Pork<\/a> (Short) (as Gina Prince)<\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0118923\" class=\"filmo-row even\"><span class=\"year_column\"> \u00a01997 <\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0118923\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_10\">Damn Whitey<\/a> (Short) (as Gina Prince)<\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0119955\" class=\"filmo-row odd\"><span class=\"year_column\"> \u00a01997 <\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0119955\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_11\">Progress<\/a> (Short) (as Gina Prince)<br \/>\n<span class=\"year_column\" style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">\u00a01995 <\/span> <a style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0985040\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_12\">CBS Schoolbreak Special<\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"> (TV Series) (1 episode)<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0985040\" class=\"filmo-row even\">\n<div class=\"filmo-episodes\">&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0164228\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_12\">What About Your Friends<\/a> (1995) &#8230; (as Gina Prince)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0240936\" class=\"filmo-row odd\"><span class=\"year_column\"> \u00a01991 <\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0240936\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_13\">Stitches<\/a> (Short) (as Gina Prince)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; After attending UCLA film school GINA PRINCE-BYTHEWOOD began working in the industry as a writer on\u00a0A Different World. She used her free time and experiences as a basketball player to write her first feature\u00a0Love &amp; Basketball\u00a0(2000) where she worked with actress Sanaa Lathan to turn her into a realistic basketball player (her first instinct [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[37,7,27,72,41,74,73,45,21,9,22],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2ndsexandthe7thart.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2ndsexandthe7thart.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2ndsexandthe7thart.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2ndsexandthe7thart.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2ndsexandthe7thart.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=303"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"http:\/\/the2ndsexandthe7thart.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":428,"href":"http:\/\/the2ndsexandthe7thart.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303\/revisions\/428"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2ndsexandthe7thart.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=303"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2ndsexandthe7thart.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=303"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2ndsexandthe7thart.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=303"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}