Year

Milestone

Raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1990

Made first short, "Janine"

1991

Acted in and directed "She Don't Fade"

1993

Video, "The Potluck and the Passion" featured at the Whitney Biennial

1995

Short film, "Greetings from Africa" screened at Sundance

1996

Feature directorial debut, "The Watermelon Woman"; also appeared in the film, edited and scripted

2000

Directed second film, "Stranger Inside"; also co-wrote; screened at Sundance; aired on HBO

Wrote and directed "One Bad Sista"; acquired by GreenStreet Films in 2001

2004

Directed the comedy "My Baby's Daddy"

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