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The latest posts from @salimakil
Salim Akil. Producer: Black Lightning. Salim and Mara Brock Akil acquired a multi-year development deal with Warner Bros. Entertainment, slated to begin in 2016. Salim is a native of Oakland, California. He wrote and co-produced the film Drylongso (1999) which was featured at the Sundance Film Festival and Berlin Film Festival.
- January 1, 1
- Producer, Director, Writer
- Oakland, California, USA
- Salim Akil
Jumping the Broom: Directed by Salim Akil. With Angela Bassett, Paula Patton, Laz Alonso, Loretta Devine. Two very different families converge on Martha's Vineyard one weekend for a wedding.
- (12K)
- Comedy, Drama
- Salim Akil
- 2011-05-06
Salim Akil is an American film and television producer, director, and screenwriter from Oakland, California. [1] He developed the television series Black Lightning based on a DC comics character of the same name. He is a co-founder of Akil Productions which he founded with his wife Mara Brock Akil. [2]
May 30, 2018 · Jessica Chou. African Influence. Akil has a few pieces by Peter Beard, whose art he is drawn to because of its “raw nature.” One is of an elephant in Africa that makes Akil feel “closer to the...
Feb 17, 2015 · The husband and wife team of Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil have created some of the most iconic African-American characters on television. This is their list of must-see shows and movies.
