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• Worked as a marketer and publicist for 14 years, prior to becoming a filmmaker.
• Made her directorial debut with the 2008 hip hop documentary, This Is the Life.
• Is the founder of ARRAY, a distribution collective dedicated to the promotion of films by people of color and women filmmakers.
• Was the first black female director to be nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her work in Selma.
• In 2015, Mattel created a Barbie Doll in her likeness, which sold out in 16 minutes.