Dime Davis

Dimonique "Dime" Davis (born 1985/1986) is an American director and producer. She directed several episodes of the BET series Boomerang, and was the co-showrunner of the second season. Davis was director and executive producer of the debut season of HBO's A Black Lady Sketch Show, for which she received a 2020 Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series, the first Black woman to do so.[1][2][3][4]

Dime Davis
Born
Dimonique Davis

1985/1986 (age 34–35)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationDirector, producer
Years active2015–present
Notable work
Boomerang, A Black Lady Sketch Show

Life and career

Davis was raised in Houston, Texas.[5] She attended a performing arts high school and received her bachelor's degree from Chapman University in 2008.[5] She attended the same high school and college as director Justin Simien and actress Elle Lorraine.[6]

In 2015 participated in AFI’s Directing Workshop for Women, during which she produced a short film, Sugar, starring Elle Loraine.[5][7] In 2018, she was hired as a writer and story editor for Lena Waithe's The Chi.[5]

Davis was commissioned by LACMA to produce the short film Wild Wild West: A Beautiful Rant by Mark Bradford about artist Mark Bradford that debuted at 2018 Sundance.[8] After Waithe saw the film, she invited Davis to work on Boomerang, which was still in production. Davis directed eight episodes and was co-showrunner for season 2.[5]

In 2019, Davis directed the first season of HBO's A Black Lady Sketch Show, created by Robin Thede. She received a 2020 Primetime Emmy nomination Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series and was the first Black woman to receive a nomination.

She founded the production company Three's A Crowd with Elle Lorraine in 2020.[9] Davis is developing an animated feature adaptation of her short film Sugar.[5]

References
  1. White, Peter (2020-07-28). "Robin Thede Lauds 'A Black Lady Sketch Show's Dime Davis As She Becomes First Black Woman To Score Emmy Nom For Directing Variety Series". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  2. Patten, Dominic (2018-09-24). "Halle Berry & Lena Waithe Add Serious EP Spin To BET's 'Boomerang' Reboot". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-02-08.
  3. "Lena Waithe on the New Series 'Boomerang': Don't Expect to See the Film When You Show Up". Complex. Retrieved 2020-02-08.
  4. Ramos, Dino-Ray (2020-05-05). "BET's 'Boomerang' And 'Sistas' End Seasons On High Notes". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
  5. Del Barco, Mandalit (2020-08-31). "'Black Lady Sketch Show' Is TV 'We'd Never Seen Before,' Says Dime Davis". NPR.org. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  6. "Chapman Alumna Could Make Emmy History With 'A Black Lady Sketch Show'". Chapman University News. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  7. Cavassuto, Maria (2016-03-22). "AFI's Directing Workshop for Women to Be Showcased April 12". Variety. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
  8. Patten, Dominic (2017-12-04). "Sundance 2018: American Nazis, Trapped Astronauts, Elvis & Spike Lee Among New Indie Episodic, Special Events & Shorts Slates". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  9. "From 'Insecure' to Sundance Debut: Elle Lorraine Poised to Break Out in Justin Simien's 'Bad Hair'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2020-07-09.


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