Filmmaker Returns To Alma Mater CAU To Screen Movie For Atlanta Students

ATLANTA, GA -- A Clark Atlanta University alumna who has made it as a filmmaker is returning to the institution to screen her new movie. "Everything But A Man" will screen during homecoming week, a university rep told Patch.

The free screening, at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 17 in the Henderson Student Center, is open to all students and the public. (SIGN UP: Get Patch's Daily Newsletter and Real Time News Alerts. Or, if you have an iPhone, download the free Patch app.)

Award-winning writer-director-filmmaker Nnegest Likké said she is bringing the film back home to give back to a university that has given her so much. “I majored in film at CAU, so my heart is there. I’m screening my film as an honor and tribute to my alma mater. My hope is that my Hollywood journey will inspire students to follow their dreams."

The Oakland native's first feature film was Fox Searchlight’s Phat Girlz starring Academy Award Winner, Mo’Nique. Likké reflects, “I’ve grown tremendously since that film, but the greatest lesson was not the technical. It was that the industry is an ever evolving machine and you must stay current to survive.”

Likké’s new film, "Everything But A Man," stars Monica Calhoun ("The Best Man") and Jimmy Jean-Louis (TNT’s "Claws") is described as "a sexy, socially-relevant, laugh-out-loud, multi-genre movie" about a professional woman who falls for a French-speaking foreigner.

Likké, a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, said in making the film she drew from the experiences of so many single-successful women she has come to know. She studied under longtime film professor Dr. Herbert Eichelberger, who also taught filmmaker Spike Lee. “Clark Atlanta is where I learned the basics of filmmaking and networking,” Likké said. “I’m forever indebted to CAU.”

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Likké said aspiring filmmakers have an opportunity to make an impact today. “I’ve seen a lot of people come and go. But those who stay and persevere, succeed.”

Image courtesy of CAU