Chinaka Hodge
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| Born | 1984 or 1985 (age 39–40)[1] Oakland, California,U.S. |
| Education | New York University University of Southern California(MFA) |
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Chinaka Hodge(born 1984)[1]is an Americanpoet,educator,playwrightandscreenwriter.She has received national recognition for her publications, especially her artistic work ongentrification.
Biography
[edit]Chinaka Hodge was born inOakland, Californiaand lived in various neighborhoods of the city throughout the course of her childhood.[2]In May 2006, Hodge graduated fromNYU's Gallatin School of Individualized Study,and was honored to be the student speaker at the 174th Commencement exercise. Four years later, Chinaka received USC's Annenberg Fellowship to continue her studies at itsSchool of Cinematic Arts.She received herMFAin Writing for Film and TV in 2012. In the fall of that year, she was awarded the SF Foundation's Phelan Literary Award for emerging Bay Area talent.[citation needed]
Hodge was also a 2012 Artist in Residence at The Headlands Center for the Arts inMarin, CA.In January 2013, Hodge was aSundance Feature Filmlab Fellow for her script, "700th&Int'l."[3]In June 2013 she began as a first-year fellow atCave Canem’s summer retreat.[4]
Hodge is in a longterm partnership withMcLeod Bethel-Thompson,agridiron footballquarterback most notably with theToronto Argonautsof theCanadian Football League.[5]
Work and publications
[edit]Since 2005, Hodge has worked in various capacities at Youth Speaks/The Living Word Project, aSan Francisco-based literary arts non-profit. During her tenure there, she served as Program Director, Associate Artistic Director, and worked directly with Youth Speaks’ core population as a teaching artist and poet mentor.[6][3]
She has acted in comparable capacities inNew YorkandLos Angelesat Urban Word NYC and Get Lit: Words Ignite. Her poems,editorials,interviewsandprosehave been featured inNewsweek,San Francisco Magazine,Believer Magazine,PBS,NPR,CNN,C-Span,and in two seasons ofHBO’s Def Poetry.In 2013 and 2014, she was featured in two ofWatsky's music videos as a guest rapper and writer.[7][8]She is also the author of the bookDated Emcees(City Lights, 2016), a collection of poetry about urban hip-hop.[9]
In April 2021, Hodge had been hired as thehead writeron the upcomingMarvel Studiosstreaming seriesIronheartforDisney+.[10]
Music
[edit]Hodge is a founding member, along withDaveed DiggsandRafael Casal,of a collaborativehip hopensemble, The Getback.[11]
Plays
[edit]Poetry collections
[edit]- For Girls with Hips: Collected Poems and Writings(2006)[14]
- Dated Emcees(2016)
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | |
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| Writer | Actor | |||
| 2004 | Def Poetry | No | Yes | |
| 2011 | Miles Away | Yes | No | |
| 2012 | The Dream Share Project | No | Yes | Johnson State Collegedocumentary[15] |
| 2013 | Kill a Hipster | Yes | Yes | Song byWatsky,guest rapper and writer |
| 2014 | Exquisite Corpse | Yes | Yes | Song by Watsky, guest rapper and writer |
| 2020 | Amazing Stories | Yes | No | Wrote: "The Heat", also executive story editor |
| 2020 | Snowpiercer | Yes | No | Teleplay: "Justice Never Boarded", also staff writer |
| 2022 | The Midnight Club | Yes | No | Co-wrote: "Witch", also co-producer |
| 2025 | Ironheart | Yes | No | Head writer, upcomingDisney+miniseries |
References
[edit]- ^abcHurwitt, Robert (March 3, 2010)."Theater review: 'Mirrors in Every Corner'".San Francisco Chronicle.Archivedfrom the original on 2014-10-06.RetrievedAugust 11,2021.
- ^Hodge, Chinaka (May 30, 2014)."The Gentrifier's Guide to Getting Along".San Francisco Magazine Online.San Francisco Magazine. Archived fromthe originalon January 9, 2018.RetrievedOctober 24,2015.
- ^abcSaux, Frances (June 27, 2016)."Chinaka Hodge releases 'Dated Emcees'".San Francisco Chronicle.Archivedfrom the original on 2016-06-27.RetrievedAugust 11,2021.
- ^"Chinaka Hodge Author Bio".City Lights Booksellers and Publishers.City Lights Publishers.RetrievedOctober 26,2015.
- ^@chinakahodge (8 March 2020)."Loving this #IWD2020 feed from @TorontoArgos. Inspiring to see these boatmen speak life into their partners and fam…"(Tweet) – viaTwitter.
- ^Bautista, Lisa."19th Annual Youth Speaks Poetry Slam Press Release"(PDF).Youth Speaks.RetrievedOctober 23,2015.
- ^dtruong (March 29, 2013)."From Slam Poet To Rapper, Watsky Exhibits Authentic Growth".The Oswegonian.Archivedfrom the original on 2013-11-22.RetrievedAugust 11,2021.
- ^Granovsky, Brooke (August 30, 2016)."x Infinity".The Justice.Archivedfrom the original on 2016-08-31.RetrievedAugust 11,2021.
- ^"Dated Emcees Description".City Lights Booksellers and Publishers.City Lights Publishers.RetrievedNovember 2,2015.
- ^"'Ironheart': Marvel-Disney Plus Series Sets Chinaka Hodge as Head Writer (EXCLUSIVE) ".Variety.27 April 2021.RetrievedApril 27,2021.
- ^Clark, Leilani (May 8, 2016)."Chinaka Hodge Shines a Piercing Light on Life in Hip-Hop with 'Dated Emcees'".RetrievedApril 4,2019.
- ^Hurwitt, Robert (May 13, 2014)."'Chasing Mehserle' review: A search for justice ".San Francisco Chronicle.Archivedfrom the original on 2014-05-14.RetrievedAugust 11,2014.
- ^Meline, Gabe (April 30, 2021)."Chinaka Hodge Named Head Writer for Disney's 'Ironheart'".KQED.Archivedfrom the original on 2021-04-30.RetrievedAugust 11,2021.
- ^"POET & PLAYWRIGHT, CHINAKA HODGE: WRITING THE WORDS TO CHANGE THE WORLD".18 June 2012.RetrievedApril 9,2019.
- ^Little, Justin (October 6, 2012)."The magic of dreaming big".Basement Medicine.Archivedfrom the original on 2021-04-18.RetrievedAugust 11,2021.