Chinonye Chukwu is the first black woman to win the US Dramatic Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival
Chinonye Chukwu made history in February 2019 becoming the first black woman to win the festival’s biggest prize, the Grand Jury Prize for her U.S. Dramatic entry. Chukwu both wrote and directed the death row drama, which stars Alfre Woodard as a prison warden struggling with the emotional demands of her job. […]