--- description: Find out why Gina Prince-Bythewood is one of the 100 most influential people of 2023. title: Gina Prince-Bythewood: The 100 Most Influential People of 2023 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3827ec6a9586ee3e/698a3bdc457a52141ad677b3/Gina-Prince-Bythewood-time100-2023.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Apr 13, 2023 # Gina Prince-Bythewood by Sanaa Lathan  Richard Lautens—Toronto Star/Getty Images Gina Prince-Bythewood has a true belief in the power of stories. It’s her life’s purpose; she’s always going to search for the truth. Throughout her career, she’s also demonstrated a commitment to [uplifting stories](https://time.com/5874175/black-cinema-essential-movies/ "undefined") that aren’t always centered onscreen, including stories about Black women and [women of color](https://time.com/6214291/the-woman-king-true-story/ "undefined"). I will always cherish the memory of premiering [_Love and Basketball_](https://time.com/5822507/love-and-basketball-movie-20th-anniversary/ "undefined") at Sundance back in 2000, and witnessing the five-minute standing ovation that followed. It was a surreal experience to witness a young woman of color create that film for the world and to be by her side as she did it. And now, with 2022’s critically acclaimed hit [_The Woman King_](https://time.com/6213834/the-woman-king-review-viola-davis/ "undefined")_,_ she’s captured our world’s attention once again. Gina is a true writer and craftsman, with an amazing imagination! She also has a lot of integrity, this quiet strength. She will not sway when she believes something is right. She’s not only one of my favorite directors, but also my friend—and I’m her fan and cheerleader for life. _Lathan is an actor_ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2023/6269885/gina-prince-bythewood/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2023/6269885/gina-prince-bythewood/"},"headline":"Gina Prince-Bythewood","datePublished":"2023-04-13T10:32:59.000Z","dateModified":"2026-07-21T07:22:05.424Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2023/6269885/gina-prince-bythewood/","keywords":["TIME 100","franchise","sponsorshipblock","TIME100 2023"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3827ec6a9586ee3e/698a3bdc457a52141ad677b3/Gina-Prince-Bythewood-time100-2023.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"creator":"TIME Staff","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3827ec6a9586ee3e/698a3bdc457a52141ad677b3/Gina-Prince-Bythewood-time100-2023.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2023/6269885/gina-prince-bythewood/","name":"Gina Prince-Bythewood"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"TIME100 | The 100 Most Influential People of 2023","description":"See all the people on Time's 2023 Time 100 list","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/P6RIsapV/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2023-04-13T10:30:00.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/P6RIsapV.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2023/6269885/gina-prince-bythewood/","duration":"PT1M53S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2023/6269885/gina-prince-bythewood/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```