Melissa chats with director Numa Perrier, the director of THE PERFECT FIND starring Gabrielle Union, which will be released on Netflix on June 23rd 2023.
Numa Perrier is an actor, director, writer and visual artist who has emerged as a provocative voice in the film and television landscape. Perrier’s first feature, JEZEBEL, which she wrote, directed and co-starred, premiered at SXSW and was released on Netflix in 2020 via Ava Duvernay’s ARRAY Releasing. Detailing Perrier’s real-life experiences, the film follows 19-year-old Tiffany (Tiffany Tenille) as she navigates working as an internet cam girl in the ’90s, in order to navigate her dying mother’s financial struggles. Jezebel was a fan and industry favorite nabbing The Hollywood Reporter’s Critic’s Choice List and winning Best Director and Best Feature Film at The American Black Film Festival.
Numa is the co-founder of the first streamer for Black millennials, Black&Sexy TV, serving as Chief Content Officer on the business side, while creating and showrunning over a dozen series launched by the platform, including Roomieloverfriends (executive producer, Issa Rae) and Hello Cupid (co-creator, Lena Waithe)
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