Salli Richardson-Whitfield will be the first to tell you she doesn’t get emotional, joking that she didn’t even shed a tear while giving birth to her two kids.

But Richardson-Whitfield, who continues to cement her A-list status in Hollywood behind the scenes as a prolific producer and director, got teary-eyed as she was honored as “Woman of the Year” by the Black Women Film Network over the weekend at an intimate dinner at the Black-owned winery Casa Locé.

“It’s no secret that this industry is not easy. It tests your patience, your faith, and sometimes, honestly, your sense of self, and how we have to play a bunch of gymnastics to get out what we want to happen. But we keep showing up,” Richardson-Whitfield said as she accepted the honor.

“We keep finding ways to push through to open do

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