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Born in Port Harcourt, raised in Alaska: Chinonye Chukwu, the first Black woman to win Sundance’s top prize Movies & TV Born in Port Harcourt, raised in Alaska: Chinonye Chukwu, the first Black woman to win Sundance’s top prize Nigerian-born filmmaker Chinonye Chukwu won the US Dramatic Grand Jury Prize at Sundance in 2019 for Clemency, starring Alfre Woodard as a prison warden. She was the first Black woman to win it. She later directed Till, about Emmett Till's mother. Tennessee prepares for historic execution of Christa Pike as clemency plea is rejected News Tennessee prepares for historic execution of Christa Pike as clemency plea is rejected Christa Pike's clemency plea was rejected as Tennessee prepares for her historic execution, raising questions about justice and morality.