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Kasi Lemmons (/ˈkeɪsi/; born Karen Diane Lemmons, February 24, 1959) is an American film director, screenwriter, and actress. She made her directorial debut with Eve's Bayou (1997), followed by The Caveman's Valentine (2001), Talk to Me (2007), Black Nativity (2013), Harriet (2019), and Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody (2022). She also directed the Netflix limited series Self Made (2020) and an episode of ABC's Women of the Movement (2022). She is also known as an actress, having started her career with roles in commercials with McDonald's and Levi's. She made her film debut in Spike Lee's School Daze (1988). She continued acting in Vampire's Kiss (1989), The Silence of the Lambs (1991), and Candyman (1992). Film scholar Wheeler Winston Dixon described her as "an ongoing testament to the creative possibilities of film". Description above from the Wikipedia article Kasi Lemmons, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
In the late '70s and early '80s, Roger Troutman and his band Zapp changed the music landscape forever. Known for their innovative use of the talk box, they created a futuristic sound that bridged R&B, funk, and electronic music, laying the foundation for hip-hop and G-funk years before it even had a name. Zapp: Electric Dreams is a gritty, four-part biopic miniseries that captures the meteoric rise of a family band from Dayton, Ohio, their undeniable musical impact, and the personal battles that nearly tore them apart. The series opens with Roger, an ambitious and talented young musician, transforming his family’s modest garage into a music lab. He and his siblings, all skilled musicians in their own right, break into the industry with the infectious hit "More Bounce to the Ounce," challenging racial and industry norms with their audacious sound. Each episode unpacks the story of Zapp, from their tense partnership with George Clinton to their groundbreaking work with Dr. Dre and Tupac, whose collaborations made Zapp’s sound iconic to a new generation. But with fame comes struggle: Roger’s relationships with his brothers are strained by creative differences, financial pressures, and the conflicts of stardom.
