Bet You Didn’t Know: Secrets Behind The Making Of Bessie

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Dee Rees

In 2012, writer and director Dee Rees was hired to do a rewrite of the Bessie script. Later on in the process, she was asked if she wanted to direct the film. The answer was an obvious, resounding yes.

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