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Famous for its history of diversity, ‘Star Trek’ gets its first black female director

The first three episodes show Culpepper’s deft camerawork, with sun-drenched, lingering shots of retired Starfleet Adm. Picard’s vineyard and seamless computer-generated imagery.

Bustle: ‘Star Trek: Picard’ Isn’t Anything Like The Rest Of The Franchise & That’s A Good Thing

“We’re in a time when inclusion is very important for the industry, which is a great thing that’s happening, but also it’s just been the tradition of Star Trek,” Culpepper says. “You can’t have a Star Trek series that’s not diverse. It would just feel incorrect.”

Deadline Announces Feature Film 1000 Miles

Big Beach, the company that brought us Marielle Heller’s A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood and Lulu Wang’s The Farewell, has set an adaptation of the memoir Running A Thousand Miles For Freedom by William and Ellen Craft. The feature will be titled 1000 Miles and Hanelle M. Culpepper is set to direct with Selwyn […]

Deadline Announces Kung Fu Pilot

The New CW pilot Kung Fu  [is] reimagining with a female lead of the 1970s David Carradine-starring TV series. It hails from Christina M. Kim, Martin Gero, Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter and Warner Bros. TV. Additionally Hanelle Culpepper (Star Trek: Picard) has signed on to direct and co-executive produce the pilot.

Den of Geek Star Trek: Picard Ep 3 Review

They love those Borg Cube entrance and exit shots, don’t they? (But, seriously. Director Hanelle Culpepper is killing it.)

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