About
Diandrea Rees (born February 7, 1977) is an American screenwriter and director. She is known for her feature films Pariah (2011), Bessie (2015), Mudbound (2017), and The Last Thing He Wanted (2020). Rees has also written and directed episodes for television series, including Empire, When We Rise, and Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams. Rees is the first African-American woman nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, for Mudbound. She has also received Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Writing and Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie, and won the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Miniseries or TV Film for Bessie.
Filmography
Little Richard: I Am Everything2023 · Executive Producer
The Last Thing He Wanted2020 · Director, Producer, Screenplay
The Box2018 · Director, Writer
Mudbound2017 · Director, Screenplay, Executive Producer
Bessie2015 · Director, Screenplay, Story
Boys On Film 9: Youth in Trouble2013 · Director, Writer
Pariah2011 · Director, Writer
Eventual Salvation2009 · Executive Producer, Editorial Manager, Director, Sound Editor, Sound Designer
Colonial Gods2009 · Writer, Director
Pariah2007 · Director, Writer
Orange Bow2006 · Director