Dee Rees:
None other than barrier-breaking director Spike Lee recognized the skills that filmmaker Dee Rees brought to the table and she worked with Lee on such projects as the blockbuster film Inside Man as well as his much-heralded documentary on the Hurricane Katrina tragedy and recovery debacle, “When the Levees Broke.” Rees later proved her skills with the heart-scorching, critically-acclaimed debut film, Pariah, which chronicled the life of a black 17-year-old embracing her lesbian identity in New York. The film earned Rees Sundance’s 2011 Excellence in Cinematography Award.
