Nnegest Likke
Nnegest Likke is a African American filmmaker who is a native of San Francisco. She came from humble beginnings, eventually being an inventive film maker. She is half Ethiopian, and says it was tough being half African when she was younger.
After graduating from Oakland's Skyline High School and Georgia's historically black college Clark Atlanta University, Likké moved to Los Angeles in 1993 to pursue her love of screenwriting. To make money, she taught English and drama to high school students for a few years. Then she and a friend began a dating-advice show on public-access TV, which led to a job as a writer and producer for the reality TV show "Blind Date."
I have actually seen Likke’s movie “Phat Girlz� starring Mo’nique. The movie explores the struggles plus size women go through in living up to the standards of America. I did see the film in the movies and it can now be found on DVD. I think the film is good for building confidence for women who do not necessarily fit the typical “skinny� image that we see everywhere. It wasn’t that difficult finding information on Nnegest probably because her film showed in theaters around the country.