Nnegest Likké is an American film director, screenwriter and
producer. Her film awards include, Best Diaspora Film at the 2016
African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) for " Ben and Ara " which she
directed. Her 2019 international romantic drama, Everything But A Man
won the Audience Choice Award at the Pan African Film Festival.
Nnegest is one of the first women of color to write and direct a movie
distributed by a major Hollywood studio. Her directing credits include
Fox Searchlight's romantic-comedy Phat Girlz, the multi award-winning
indie love drama Ben and Ara, and Everything But A Man.Nnegest Likké
was born in Oakland, California. She is half African-American and half
Ethiopian and grew up in the San Francisco - Oakland Bay Area.During
her childhood, Likké had the opportunity of traveling around the
world, including throughout Europe and Africa with her mother who
Likké referred to as an active globetrotter and Civil Rights
Activist. This traveling exposed her to various ways of life besides
those known in America.Likké attended Skyline High School in Oakland.
After graduating, she attended Clark Atlanta University (CAU), where
she studied film and graduated with a BA in Mass Communications.
producer. Her film awards include, Best Diaspora Film at the 2016
African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) for " Ben and Ara " which she
directed. Her 2019 international romantic drama, Everything But A Man
won the Audience Choice Award at the Pan African Film Festival.
Nnegest is one of the first women of color to write and direct a movie
distributed by a major Hollywood studio. Her directing credits include
Fox Searchlight's romantic-comedy Phat Girlz, the multi award-winning
indie love drama Ben and Ara, and Everything But A Man.Nnegest Likké
was born in Oakland, California. She is half African-American and half
Ethiopian and grew up in the San Francisco - Oakland Bay Area.During
her childhood, Likké had the opportunity of traveling around the
world, including throughout Europe and Africa with her mother who
Likké referred to as an active globetrotter and Civil Rights
Activist. This traveling exposed her to various ways of life besides
those known in America.Likké attended Skyline High School in Oakland.
After graduating, she attended Clark Atlanta University (CAU), where
she studied film and graduated with a BA in Mass Communications.
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