EXCLUSIVE: WME has signed writer-director Tiny Mabry, who is best known for helming the 2009 critically acclaimed film Mississippi Damned starring Tessa Thompson.Mabry is currently attached to co-write and direct Edward Kelsey Moore’s New York Times bestseller The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat at Searchlight.
She’s a DGA and NAACP award winner for her American Girl special, Melody 1963: Love Has to Win on Amazon.In television, Mabry served as a writer, producer, and director on OWN’s hit series Queen Sugar.
She’s also directed episodes for shows like Insecure, Grand Army, 9-1-1, Dear White People, and Pose.Most recently, Mabry teamed joined Gina Prince-Bythewood (Love & Basketball), Julie Dash (Daughters of the Dust), and Kasi Lemmons
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