In 1996, prior to graduation, Famuyiwa created a 12-minute short film entitled Blacktop Lingo that garnered critical positive feedback and led to his invitation to the Sundance Filmmaker's Institute. During his time at the university, Famuyiwa worked intimately with film professor Todd Boyd, who would later help write and produce his first feature film. It's a middle-class community, but it's gotten a bad rap over the years.because of Grand Canyon and Pulp Fiction and other films.' Īfter high school, Famuyiwa attended the University of Southern California (USC) and double-majored in cinematic arts film & television production and cinematic arts critical studies. Inglewood, in particular, is the furthest thing from a ghetto. and they expect to see a ghetto like the projects, but that's not the way it's set up. Reflecting on his time in Inglewood, Famuyiwa recounts, 'People come to L.A. The son of Nigerian immigrants, Famuyiwa is a second-generation American. His films have been nominated for or won multiple awards, including in 2008, when he received an award for Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture for the film Talk To Me (2008).įamuyiwa grew up near Los Angeles, California in Inglewood. Rick Famuyiwa (born June 18, 1973) is an American director, producer and screenwriter of productions including The Wood (1999), Brown Sugar (2002), Talk to Me (2007), Dope (2015), and Confirmation (2016).

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