By Brande Victorian ·Updated February 23, 2023
Gina Prince-Bythewood’s first entertainment job was as a writer on A Different World, but the screenwriter and director’s summoning into the industry came much earlier in life. “I feel like my journey began when I saw Claudine,” she says. “I’ve never forgotten the way I felt watching it and seeing myself reflected for the first time. I literally can feel the same way