#john singleton

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[citizenscreen]

On February 19, 1992, 24-year-old John Singleton becomes the youngest and first Black film director nominated for an Academy Award for BOYZ n THE HOOD.

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Poetic Justice (1993) // dir. John Singleton

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Rᴇᴍᴇᴍʙᴇr ᴛʜᴇ Tɪᴍᴇ (1９９2)

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2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)

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SEMBÈNE: THE MAKING OF AFRICAN CINEMA (1994) dir. MANTHIA DIAWARA , THIONG’O NGUGI-WA

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John Singleton, January 6, 1968 – April 28, 2019.

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John Singleton - Boyz n the Hood (1991)

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Baby Boy (2001)

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John Singleton wrote the movie Boyz n the Hood as a requirement for his application to film school. When he graduated in 1990 he sold the script to Columbia Pictures. He drew inspiration from his own life and from the lives of people he knew when he wrote it so he insisted he direct the project. It premiered in July 1991, hit theaters 10 days later and grossed $57.5 million dollars. John Singleton became the youngest person and the first African American to be nominated for Best Director, and the movie had a crucial impact on the acting careers of these three.

[citizenscreen]

Ice Cube and writer/director John Singleton in the South of France before premiering BOYZ N THE HOOD (1991) at Cannes.

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Christian Bale as Walter Wade, Jr. in Shaft (2000) dir. John Singleton

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July 21, 1993 Tupac and Janet Janet Jackson attend the ‘Poetic Justice’ premiere in Beverly Hills

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Baby Boy (2001)

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