Lynne Southerland

When Lynne Southerland came to Los Angeles, she did not think of herself as a trailblazer. She only knew she had a dream to create narratives like the ones that had entertained her throughout her childhood.Although her career began in Live-Action, working on such notables as THROW MOMMA FROM THE TRAIN, THE NAKED GUN, and SISTER ACT 2, a fortuitous encounter would lead her into the world of animation as a producer, director, and developer of content.As the audience's appetite for more diverse narratives pricked at Hollywood's ears, Lynne joined with other pioneers-of-color to create important, new points of view on projects like BEBE'S KIDS for Paramount Pictures (featuring a predominantly black cast), and the acclaimed HBO series HAPPILY EVER AFTER: FAIRYTALES FOR EVERY CHILD, (a multicultural retelling of the Grimm fairytales).While producing direct-to-video movies for Disney, Lynne's talents as a storyteller opened a new opportunity - to co-direct MULAN 2, thereby making her the f... [Details Intro]