Nnegest Likké

Nnegest Likké

director, producer, writer

Nnegest Likké was born on Feb 19, 1970 in USA. Nnegest Likké's big-screen debut came with Phat Girlz directed by Nnegest Likké in 2006.

Nnegest Likké is a multi-award winning writer-director-producer with a passion for making socially and culturally impactful, commercial films. She grew up in Oakland and San Francisco and attended college in Atlanta where she earned her B.A. in Mass Communications at Clark Atlanta University. Before becoming a professionally recognized filmmaker, she was a high school teacher in Los Angeles and discovered a calling for mentoring at-risk youth. She got her start in the entertainment industry after one of her screenplays gained the attention of a top Hollywood Producer who helped launch her career. Her first feature film, Phat Girlz was distributed theatrically by Fox Searchlight. Via her production company, she continues to create cutting edge content for film, television and digital platforms. She is a member of the Directors Guild of America, the Writers Guild of America, Film Fatales, Women In Film and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.

  • Birthday

    Feb 19, 1970
  • Place of Birth

    Oakland, California, USA

Awards

6 wins & 9 nominations

Houston Black Film Festival
2017
Audience Award
Winner - Festival Prize
2017
Best Feature Film
Winner - Festival Prize
2017
Best Foreign Language Film
Winner - Festival Prize
African Movie Academy Awards
2016
Best Diaspora Feature
Winner - Best Diaspora Feature
Ben & Ara (2015)
2016
Ben & Ara (2015)
Winner - Best Diaspora Feature
Ben & Ara (2015)
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Movies & TV Shows

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