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Ernest Dickerson
Ernest Dickerson is one of the most accomplished directors and cinematographers of his generation. Born in Newark, New Jersey, Dickerson studied at New York University where he earned a graduate degree in 1982 at the Institute of Film and Television at the Tisch School of Arts. While attending the school, Dickerson and fellow student Spike Lee began a working relationship. Dickerson was the cinematographer for many of Lee's films including the critically acclaimed "Do The Right Thing," where Dickerson received the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Cinematography; "Jungle Fever" with Wesley Snipes, "Mo' Better Blues" and "Malcolm X." Dickerson made his feature film directorial debut with "Juice" starring Omar Epps and Tupac Shakur. Other big screen directing credits include "Surviving the Game" with Ice-T, "Tales From The Crypt: Demon Night," "Bulletproof," and "Bones" starring Snoop Dogg and Pam Grier. He is currently working on the feature film "Never Die Alone" starring DMX and David Arquette. This thriller is based on a book by cult novelist Donald Goines. His television credits include HBO's "Ambushed," Showtime's critically acclaimed "Blind Faith" with Charles S. Dutton, "Strange Justice" starring Delroy Lindo and Regina Taylor, for which he received the prestigious Peabody Award: TNT's "Monday Night Mayhem," which featured John Turturro as Howard Cosell; "Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie" starring David Krumholtz and Nick Turturro and Showtime's "Our America" starring Josh Charles, Mykelti Williamson, Brandon Hammond and Roderick Pannell. He most recently directed Showtime's "Good Fences" starring Whoopi Goldberg and Danny Glover.
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