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]
Dime Davis | |
|---|---|
| Born | Dimonique Deshaun Davis[1] October 4, 1985[1] |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Director, producer |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Notable work | Boomerang, A Black Lady Sketch Show |
Life and career
editDavis 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]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Texas, U.S., Birth Index, 1903-1997". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ a b White, Peter (2020-07-28). "Robin Thede Lauds 'A Black Lady Sketch Show's Dime Davis As She Becomes First Black Woman To Score Emmy Nom For Directing Variety Series". Deadline. Archived from the original on 2020-07-28. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
- ^ Patten, Dominic (2018-09-24). "Halle Berry & Lena Waithe Add Serious EP Spin To BET's 'Boomerang' Reboot". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-02-08.
- ^ "Lena Waithe on the New Series 'Boomerang': Don't Expect to See the Film When You Show Up". Complex. Retrieved 2020-02-08.
- ^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (2020-05-05). "BET's 'Boomerang' And 'Sistas' End Seasons On High Notes". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
- ^ a b c d e f Del Barco, Mandalit (2020-08-31). "'Black Lady Sketch Show' Is TV 'We'd Never Seen Before,' Says Dime Davis". NPR.org. Archived from the original on 2020-09-01. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
- ^ "Chapman Alumna Could Make Emmy History With 'A Black Lady Sketch Show'". Chapman University News. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ Cavassuto, Maria (2016-03-22). "AFI's Directing Workshop for Women to Be Showcased April 12". Variety. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
- ^ Patten, Dominic (2017-12-04). "Sundance 2018: American Nazis, Trapped Astronauts, Elvis & Spike Lee Among New Indie Episodic, Special Events & Shorts Slates". Deadline. Archived from the original on 2017-12-05. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
- ^ "From 'Insecure' to Sundance Debut: Elle Lorraine Poised to Break Out in Justin Simien's 'Bad Hair'". The Hollywood Reporter. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 2020-07-09.