Preston A. Whitmore II
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Preston Alexander Whitmore II is a US
screenwriter
, producer
, and director
. Preston is best known for his 2007 comedy-drama This Christmas
. The film garnered Preston an NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding Directing in 2008.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
, producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
, and director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
. Preston is best known for his 2007 comedy-drama This Christmas
This Christmas (film)
This Christmas is a 2007 Christmas comedy-drama film produced by and distributed by Screen Gems. Written, produced and directed by Preston A. Whitmore II, it is a Christmastime story that centers around the Whitfield family, whose eldest son has come home for the first time in four years...
. The film garnered Preston an NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding Directing in 2008.
Filmography
- 2008 Dough BoysDough Boys (film)Dough Boys is a 2009 drama film written and produced by Preston A. Whitmore II and directed by Nicholas Harvell.-Synopsis:"If you are going to survive, you’ve got to get your hustle on.”...
(Producer, Writer) - 2007 This ChristmasThis Christmas (film)This Christmas is a 2007 Christmas comedy-drama film produced by and distributed by Screen Gems. Written, produced and directed by Preston A. Whitmore II, it is a Christmastime story that centers around the Whitfield family, whose eldest son has come home for the first time in four years...
(Writer, Producer, Director) - 2006 CrossoverCrossover (film)Crossover is a 2006 American basketball film. Crossover stars Anthony Mackie, Wesley Jonathan, Wayne Brady, and Philip Champion in his film debut. It was written and directed by Preston A. Whitmore II and produced by Frank Mancuso Jr. Crossover was shot primarily in two cities in the United...
(Writer, Director) - 2004 Doing Hard Time (Writer, Producer, Director)
- 2002 Blood Crime (TVTelevisionTelevision is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
) (Writer, Producer) - 2000 Civil BrandCivil BrandCivil Brand is a 2002 film written by Joyce Lewis and Preston A. Whitmore II and directed by Neema Barnette. It features N'Bushe Wright, Da Brat, Mos Def, LisaRaye McCoy, and Monica Calhoun. The film is about a group of female inmates fighting back against their abusers and taking over Whitehead...
(Writer, Producer) - 2000 LockdownLockdown (film)Lockdown is a 2003 drama film, starring Richard T. Jones, Clifton Powell, and Master P.-Plot:Avery Montgomery is taking time off from college to spend time with his girlfriend Krista , help raise their young son, and spend time on his other love in life, swimming...
(Writer) - 1996 Fled (Writer, Executive Producer)
- 1995 The Walking DeadThe Walking DeadThe Walking Dead is a monthly black-and-white US comic book series published by Image Comics beginning in 2003. The comic was created by writer Robert Kirkman and artist Tony Moore, who was replaced by Charlie Adlard from issue #7 onward, although Moore continued to do the covers through issue...
(Writer, Director)