fiction.wikisort.org - Movie

Dancing in September is a 2000 HBO television film starring Isaiah Washington and Nicole Ari Parker.

"Dancing in September" is an alternate name for "September", a single by Earth, Wind & Fire.

Dancing in September
Directed by	Reggie Rock Bythewood
Written by	Reggie Rock Bythewood
Produced by	Reggie Rock Bythewood Reuben Cannon Don Kurt
Starring	Nicole Ari Parker Isaiah Washington
Cinematography	Bill Dill
Edited by	Kevin Krasny Joel Plotch
Music by	Kurt Farquhar Camara Kambon Kwamé K.C. Saney Mark Sparks
Production company	HBO Films
Distributed by	HBO
Release dates	February 24, 2000 (2000-02-24) (Hollywood Black Film Festival) February 3, 2001 (2001-02-03) (Television)
Running time	106 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

Dancing In September tells the story of two hopeful and ambitious African-Americans attempting to make their mark in the television industry. One is a scriptwriter named Tomasina “Tommy” Crawford (Parker), who has grown weary of contributing to stereotypical characters and programming for African-Americans and dreams of creating a balanced, positive program for herself and the African-American public. The other is a newly appointed television producer named George Washington (Washington), who hopes to ascend to the highest levels of the television industry and carve out a special place for himself to help redefine African-American programming. When Tommy submits a script for a positive family sitcom titled "Just Us," she is indirectly brought into George's path. The rest of the film follows the struggles that both she and George face in their specific environments, mainly painting a positive portrayal of African-Americans in the media, in addition to staying true to their own culture and identity as African-Americans.

Cast

• Nicole Ari Parker as Tomasina "Tommy" Crawford
• Isaiah Washington as George Washington
• Vicellous Reon Shannon as James
• Jay Underwood as Michael Daniels
• Marcia Cross as Lydia Gleason
• Jenifer Lewis as Judge Warner
• James Avery as Mr. Warner
• Michael Cavanaugh as Harbor
• Malinda Williams as Rhonda

Awards and nominations

Black Reel Awards

• 2002: Won, "Best Director on Network/Cable" - Reggie Rock Bythewood
• 2002: Won, "Best Screenplay (Original or Adapted) on Network/Cable" - Reggie Rock Bythewood
• 2002: Nominated, "Best Actress on Network/Cable" - Nicole Ari Parker
• 2002: Nominated, "Best Film on Network/Cable"
• 2002: Nominated, "Best Supporting Actor in Network/Cable" - Vicellous Reon Shannon

Emmy Award

• 2001: Nominated, "Outstanding Music and Lyrics" - Mark Sparks & Sy Smith

Humanitas Prize

• 2001: Nominated, "Sundance Film Category" - Reggie Rock Bythewood

NAACP Image Awards

• 2002: Nominated, "Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special" - Isaiah Washington
• 2002: Nominated, "Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special"

External links

• Dancing in September at IMDb
• Dancing in September at Rotten Tomatoes
• Dancing in September at AllMovie
• Dancing in September at the TCM Movie Database

---