Dime Davis

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Dime Davis
Born
Dimonique Deshaun Davis [1]

(1985-10-04) October 4, 1985 (age 37) [1]
Harris County, Texas [1]
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Director, producer
Years active2015–present
Notable work Boomerang , A Black Lady Sketch Show

Dimonique "Dime" Davis (born October 4, 1985) is an American director and producer. She directed several episodes of the BET series Boomerang , and was the co-showrunner of the second season. Davis was the director and executive producer of the debut season of HBO's A Black Lady Sketch Show , for which she received a 2020 Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series, the first Black woman to do so. [2] [3] [4] [5]

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Life and career

Davis was raised in Houston, Texas. [6] She attended a performing arts high school and received her bachelor's degree from Chapman University in 2008. [6] She attended the same high school and college as director Justin Simien and actress Elle Lorraine. [7]

In 2015 she participated in AFI’s Directing Workshop for Women, during which she produced a short film, Sugar, starring Elle Lorraine. [6] [8] In 2018, she was hired as a writer and story editor for Lena Waithe's The Chi . [6]

Davis was commissioned by LACMA to produce the short film Wild Wild West: A Beautiful Rant by Mark Bradford about artist Mark Bradford that debuted at 2018 Sundance. [9] After Waithe saw the film, she invited Davis to work on Boomerang , which was still in production. Davis directed eight episodes and was co-showrunner for season 2. [6]

In 2019, Davis directed the first season of HBO's A Black Lady Sketch Show , created by Robin Thede. She received a 2020 Primetime Emmy nomination Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series and was the first Black woman to receive a nomination. [2]

She founded the production company Three's A Crowd with Elle Lorraine in 2020. [10] Davis is developing an animated feature adaptation of her short film Sugar. [6]

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  7. ↑ "Chapman Alumna Could Make Emmy History With 'A Black Lady Sketch Show'". Chapman University News. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
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