Dancing in September (2000)

Directed by

Reggie Rock Bythewood

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 47m

Rated

R

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An African-American television writer struggles to get her sitcom produced by a new network. She works with an executive hired to develop shows for black audiences.

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What happens

Dancing in September is an American romantic comedy-drama television film written and directed by Reggie Rock Bythewood. It stars Nicole Ari Parker and Isaiah Washington, alongside Vicellous Reon Shannon, Malinda Williams, Jay Underwood, Michael Cavanaugh, Mel Jackson, and Jenifer Lewis. It follows a struggling African-American television writer who gets her sitcom picked up by the neophyte WPX network through an executive producer hired specifically to develop shows aimed at the black market. The film premiered at the Hollywood Black Film Festival on February 24, 2000, and also screened at the Sundance Film Festival on February 3, 2001. It aired on HBO on February 3, 2001, and earned a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for the song "Welcome Back (All My Soulmates)". It was also nominated for two NAACP Image Awards and five Black Reel Awards, with Bythewood winning Outstanding Director and Outstanding Screenplay, TV Movie or Mini-Series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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