Dancing in September

Dancing in September
Written by	Reggie Rock Bythewood
Directed by	Reggie Rock Bythewood
Starring	Nicole Ari Parker Isaiah Washington
Composer	Camara Kambon
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producers	Reuben Cannon Don Kurt Reggie Rock Bythewood
Cinematography	Bill Dill
Editors	Kevin Krasny Joel Plotch
Running time	106 minutes
Production companies	HBO Films Weecan Films StarRise Entertainment
Original release
Network	HBO
Release	February 3, 2001 (2001-02-03)[1]
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Dancing in September is an American romantic comedy-drama television film written and directed by Reggie Rock Bythewood, who also produced with Reuben Cannon and Don Kurt. It stars Nicole Ari Parker and Isaiah Washington, alongside Vicellous Reon Shannon, Malinda Williams, Jay Underwood, Michael Cavanaugh, Mel Jackson, and Jenifer Lewis. It follows a struggling African-American television writer who gets her sitcom picked up by the neophyte WPX network through an executive producer hired specifically to develop shows aimed at the black market.

The film premiered at the Hollywood Black Film Festival on February 24, 2000, and also screened at the Sundance Film Festival on February 3, 2001. It aired on HBO on February 3, 2001, and earned a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for the song "Welcome Back (All My Soulmates)". It was also nominated for two NAACP Image Awards and five Black Reel Awards, with Bythewood winning Outstanding Director and Outstanding Screenplay, TV Movie or Mini-Series.