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Chinonye Chukwu
Nigerian American film director / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chinonye Chukwu (/ˈtʃiːnoʊjə ˈtʃuːkuː/ CHEE-noh-yə CHOO-koo;[1] born May 19, 1985[2]) is a Nigerian-American film director best known for the drama films Clemency and Till. She is the first African-American woman to win the U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize at Sundance.[2][3]