Janet W. Lee Janet Mock, the writer, director and producer of “Pose,” will receive the African American Film Critics Association Adcolor Breakout Creative of the Year Award.
She will be honored during the AAFCA TV Honors virtual awards show on Aug. 22.Mock became one of the best-known advocates for transgender women of color, through her 2014 memoir “Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More.” She extended her influence on screen through the FX series “Pose,” in which she expanded the platform for transgender voices, as well as LGBTQ voices of color overall.
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