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Kasi Lemmons

TWO FILMS ON THE INCLUSION LIST TOP 150

Kasi Lemmons is an award-winning director, writer, actress, librettist and educator who has been a staple in Hollywood for three decades. Her body of work includes six feature films, including her acclaimed 1997 feature directorial debut, EVE’S BAYOU and the Oscar-nominated HARRIET. Lemmons also works as a mentor and educator, currently serving as an Arts Professor in the Graduate Film Department at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts.


Films in the Inclusive Top 150

  1. Harriet
  2. Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody

Key Collaborators

Anthony McCarten, Daniela Taplin Lundberg, Debra Martin Chase, Denis O’Sullivan, Gregory Allen Howard, Jeff Kalligheri, Patricia Houston


Inclusion Score

Out of 428 directors, Kasi Lemmons ranked in the top 1.17% for cast and crew inclusion.

# of Films on The Inclusion List Top 150

2019 to 2023

2