Nekisa Cooper is the producer of the acclaimed movie Pariah, which wowed audiences at Sundance. Ms. Cooper is being reunited with Pariah director Dee Rees for a thriller called Bolo, which is being carried by Focus Features.
Nekisa Cooper (left) with Pariah director Dee Rees (right)
In addition to Nekisa’s producing projects, she’s also working with first-time director/writer Maris Curran for the independent film, Five Nights in Maine. The film is about an interracial couple in the South whose relationship is incredibly instantly disrupted by tragedy, leaving one to pick up the pieces and discover more about the other.
Ms. Cooper’s production is looking for funding and is on Kickstarter.com (http://kck.st/nzSGZR).
