Dancing in September

Dancing in September
Dancing in September
Directed by	Reggie Rock Bythewood
Written by	Reggie Rock Bythewood
Produced by	Reggie Rock Bythewood; Reuben Cannon; Don Kurt
Starring	Nicole Ari Parker; Isaiah Washington
Cinematography	Bill Dill
Edited by	Kevin Krasny; Joel Plotch
Music by	Kurt Farquhar; Camara Kambon; Kwamé; K.C. Saney; Mark Sparks
Production; company	HBO Films
Distributed by	HBO
Release dates	February 24, 2000 (Hollywood Black Film Festival); February 3, 2001 (Television);
Running time	106 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

"Dancing in September" is an alternate name for "September", a single by Earth, Wind & Fire.

Dancing in September is a 2000 HBO television film starring Isaiah Washington and Nicole Ari Parker.

Plot[]

Dancing In September tells the story of two hopeful and ambitious African-Americans attempting to make their mark in the television industry. One is a scriptwriter named Tomasina “Tommy” Crawford (Parker), who has grown weary of contributing to stereotypical characters and programming for African-Americans and dreams of creating a balanced, positive program for herself and the African-American public. The other is a newly appointed television producer named George Washington (Washington), who hopes to ascend to the highest levels of the television industry and carve out a special place for himself to help redefine African-American programming. When Tommy submits a script for a positive family sitcom titled "Just Us," she is indirectly brought into George's path. The rest of the film follows the struggles that both she and George face in their specific environments, mainly painting a positive portrayal of African-Americans in the media, in addition to staying true to their own culture and identity as African-Americans.

Cast[]

Nicole Ari Parker as Tomasina "Tommy" Crawford
Isaiah Washington as George Washington
Vicellous Reon Shannon as James
Jay Underwood as Michael Daniels
Marcia Cross as Lydia Gleason
Jenifer Lewis as Judge Warner
James Avery as Mr. Warner
Michael Cavanaugh as Harbor
Malinda Williams as Rhonda

Awards and nominations[]

Black Reel Awards

2002: Won, "Best Director on Network/Cable" - Reggie Rock Bythewood
2002: Won, "Best Screenplay (Original or Adapted) on Network/Cable" - Reggie Rock Bythewood
2002: Nominated, "Best Actress on Network/Cable" - Nicole Ari Parker
2002: Nominated, "Best Film on Network/Cable"
2002: Nominated, "Best Supporting Actor in Network/Cable" - Vicellous Reon Shannon

Emmy Award

2001: Nominated, "Outstanding Music and Lyrics" - Mark Sparks & Sy Smith

Humanitas Prize

2001: Nominated, "Sundance Film Category" - Reggie Rock Bythewood

NAACP Image Awards

2002: Nominated, "Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special" - Isaiah Washington
2002: Nominated, "Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special"

External links[]

Dancing in September at IMDb
Dancing in September at Rotten Tomatoes
Dancing in September at AllMovie
Dancing in September at the TCM Movie Database

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