‘Project Greenlight’ Star Meko Winbush on Her Portrayal in Issa Rae’s Rebooted Docuseries: ‘I Tried to Be Agreeable,’ but ‘I Have Needs’
variety.comSelome Hailu Eight years after the last controversy-flanked season of “Project Greenlight,” the show still thrives on movie magic and the drama that follows.
Max debuted a revamped version of the docuseries on July 12, this time led by Issa Rae’s production company Hoorae. Rae, Kumail Nanjiani and Gina Prince-Bythewood act as the official mentors, meeting up to select a female first-time feature filmmaker to direct a script they’ve commissioned by an outside writer.
They land on Meko Winbush, a writer, director and editor with extensive experience making trailers and short films. Notably, after the selection process is complete, Rae jets to London to shoot “Barbie” and Nanjiani enters production.
Their screentime drops dramatically after the first episode. Prince-Bythewood remains more involved thoughout, regularly making time to call Winbush while editing her own film, 2022’s “The Woman King.” It’s a group of development execs from Rae’s production company Hoorae, alongside two producers from CatchLight Studios, who work with Winbush to make the film a reality — with the former seeming less than thrilled to be there.
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