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Chinonye Chukwu Emerges First Black Woman to Win Sundance’s Biggest Prize

Nigerian-American screenwriter, producer and director Chinonye Chukwu has made history as she becomes the first black woman to win Sundance Film Festival’s Grand Jury Prize for her U.S. Dramatic entry, “Clemency.” Chinonye Chukwu’s film stars the likes of Aldis Hodge, Alfre Woodard and Danielle Brooks. The story is centered on prison warden Bernadine Williams (played by […]

Chinonye Chukwu Emerges First Black Woman to Win Sundance’s Biggest Prize