For skillfully using humor as a vehicle for social awareness, breaking the mold of traditional cinematic archetypes, and unifying audiences of all backgrounds.
Breakthrough Talent -The movie with a reverence, audacity and a sense of humor that was unique in its category, for the arrival of original and exciting new voice in American cinema.
His directorial debut with "Dear White People" is one of the strongest most promising debuts we have ever seen. From his festival successes and turning his thesis short film into a feature film that is both funny and insightful makes us proud as African-Americans and reminds us of how important it is for us to be able to have the medium of film is a voice to express our experiences as part of the human condition.
