ABC/Randy HolmesFollowing the release of her critically acclaimed Queen & Slim, Lena Waithe is being recognized as one of the top talents in television and film by Variety.
Waithe, who wrote and produced the romantic drama starring Daniel Kaluuya and Jodie Turner-Smith, will be honored with the Creative Impact in Producing Award at Variety‘s ’10 Directors to Watch’ brunch on January 3. The event will be held during the Palm Springs Film Festival.
“Lena Waithe is one of the most prolific writer-actor-producers working in Hollywood right now, with an extraordinary ability to get projects with black filmmakers and talent produced for film and television,” says Claudia Eller, Variety editor-in-chief. “With Queen & Slim, Lena
