Rick Famuyiwa is one of the most profitable voices ... However, when he went to shop his comedy Dope about a high school senior’s zany mission to escape the confines of his Inglewood, CA urban ...

Magic Johnson’s own “The Last Dance” has found a director: Rick Famuyiwa, the filmmaker behind “Dope,” will direct the untitled documentary series based on the life and career of the Los ...

Dope is a coming-of-age story about three kids growing up in South LA who obsess over 90's hip hop and fashion, self-identify as geeks, and play in a punk band. They don't want to be defined by their ...

“Dope” writer, director and producer Rick Famuyiwa is set to direct Kerry Washington as Anita Hill in the HBO film “Confirmation.” “Confirmation” details the explosive 1991 Clarence ...

Dope, which was a breakout hit at the Sundance Film Festival in January, defies the stereotypical kids-in-the-hood gangsta film. This one, directed by Rick Famuyiwa, 41, is about three misfit ...

Pharrell Williams wrote several new songs for the movie. “Dope” is now out on DVD. Our guest is the film's writer and director, Rick Famuyiwa. He grew up in Inglewood the son of Nigerian ...

Rick Famuyiwa is one of the most profitable voices in African American cinema at the box office with such titles as The Wood ($6M cost, $25M domestic) and Brown Sugar ($8M cost, $27.4M domestic).