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'''Naima Ramos-Chapman''' is an American director, writer, and actress. She directed two short films that deal with [[Gender violence|gender-based violence]], ''And Nothing Happened'' in 2016, and ''Piu Piu'' in 2018.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2019/05/random-acts-of-flyness-naima-ramos-chapman-on-directing-writing-and-editing-for-hbo-1202145569/|title='Random Acts of Flyness': Naima Ramos-Chapman on Directing, Writing, and Editing for HBO|last=Travers|first=Ben|date=2019-05-30|website=IndieWire|language=en|access-date=2019-07-25}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/07/naima-ramos-chapman-to-direct-showtime-pilot-how-to-make-love-to-a-black-woman-1202652501/|title=Naima Ramos-Chapman To Direct Showtime Pilot 'How To Make Love To A Black Woman'|last=Petski|first=Denise|date=2019-07-24|website=Deadline|language=en|access-date=2019-07-25}}</ref>
== Life and career ==
Ramos-Chapman was raised in [[Flatbush, Brooklyn|Flatbush]], Brooklyn.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.culturedmag.com/naima-ramos-chapman/|title=Filmmaker Naima Ramos-Chapman Subverts Expectations|date=2019-02-18|website=Cultured Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-25}}</ref> She is of Puerto Rican and Black descent.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url=https://nylon.com/articles/naima-ramos-chapman-random-acts-flyness-interview|title=Naima Ramos-Chapman Wants Men To Take Responsibility For Themselves|date=2018-09-04|website=NYLON|language=en|access-date=2019-07-25}}</ref> She studied dance from childhood and attended the Alvin Ailey School for Dance. Ramos-Chapman graduated from [[Brooklyn College]].<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|url=https://www.essence.com/culture/naima-ramos-chapman-and-nothing-happened-filmmaker-kickstarter/|title=How Filmmaker Naima Ramos-Chapman Used Kickstarter to Fund Her Debut Short Film|website=Essence|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-25}}</ref>
The first film Ramos-Chapman wrote and directed was the 2016 short ''And Nothing Happened''.<ref name=":2" /> She used [[Kickstarter]] and worked several jobs to finance the film.<ref name=":5" /> The film, which she stars in, was inspired by her trauma in the aftermath of a sexual assault.<ref name=":4" /> She stated in an interview with ''[[Essence (magazine)|Essence]]'', "It is not only a thing one person survives–sexual assault is something a whole family, community, nation survives and until we understand that we cannot truly confront it. That is why I made ''And Nothing Happened''."<ref name=":5" /> In 2018, Ramos-Chapman wrote and directed ''Piu Piu'', a "psycho surrealist" short that premiered at the 2018 [[BlackStar Film Festival]].<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thecut.com/2018/10/they-seem-cool-filmmaker-naima-ramos-chapman.html|title=The Filmmaker With Empathy for Cersei Lannister|last2=Spellings|first1=Diana|last1=Tsui|first2=Sarah|date=2018-10-18|website=The Cut|language=en|access-date=2019-07-25}}</ref> ''Piu Piu'' is loosely based on an experience Ramos-Chapman had been stalked by a stranger in public.<ref name=":4" />
Ramos-Chapman is a writer, director, and actor for HBO's ''[[Random Acts of Flyness]]''.<ref name=":0" /> She also edits and does production work for the series.<ref name=":3" />
On July 24, 2019, it was announced that Ramos-Chapman was slated to direct a Showtime series called ''How to Make Love to a Black Woman (Who May Be Working Through Some Sh*t),'' executive produced by [[Lena Waithe]] and written by Casallina “Cathy” Kisakye.<ref name=":1" /> In February 2020, it was announced that Showtime would no longer move forward with the pilot.<ref>{{Cite web|title='How To Make Love To A Black Woman' Comedy Anthology Pilot Not Going Forward At Showtime|url=https://deadline.com/2020/02/how-to-make-love-to-a-black-woman-comedy-anthology-pilot-not-going-forward-dead-showtime-1202868822/|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=2020-02-26|website=Deadline|language=en|access-date=2020-05-22}}</ref>
In 2021, Ramos-Chapman was named a [[United States Artists]] (USA) Fellow.<ref>{{Cite web |title=United States Artists » Naima Ramos-Chapman |url=https://www.unitedstatesartists.org/fellow/naima-ramos-chapman/ |access-date=2023-03-05 |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Personal life ==
She was in a relationship with [[Terence Nance]], whom she met while interviewing him for Saint Heron, the creative agency owned by Solange Knowles. <ref>{{Cite web |title=The Filmmaker With Empathy for Cersei Lannister Meet Naima Ramos-Chapman |date=18 October 2018 |url=https://www.thecut.com/2018/10/they-seem-cool-filmmaker-naima-ramos-chapman.html |access-date=2024-03-09 |language=en-US}}</ref>
== References ==
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== External links ==
*{{IMDb name|5774032|Naima Ramos-Chapman}}
*[https://www.naimaramoschapman.com/ Official website]
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