Lolita Files
Lolita Files is a contemporary African-American author, screenwriter, and producer. Among her six bestselling novels are book club favorites Scenes from a Sistah and Child of God. Her sixth novel, sex.lies.murder.fame was optioned for film by Carolyn Folks for Entertainment Studios with Files adapting the screenplay. She also co-wrote the screen adaptation of award-winning novelist/playwright/essayist/poet Pearl Cleage's bestselling book, Babylon Sisters, to be directed by filmmaker, artist and educator Ayoka Chenzira.
The book Once Upon A Time In Compton, by former Compton Gang Unit Detectives Timothy M. Brennan and Robert Ladd, along with Files, about Brennan and Ladd's years in the gang unit, the rise of Gangsta rap, gang wars, the L.A. riots, the investigations of the murders of rappers Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G., and the fall of the Compton Police Department will be published on April 25, 2017.
Files has a degree in Broadcast Journalism from the University of Florida.
Files lives in Los Angeles, CA, where she writes and produces projects for television, film, and new media. She is the Chief Content Officer for FGW Productions.
The book Once Upon A Time In Compton, by former Compton Gang Unit Detectives Timothy M. Brennan and Robert Ladd, along with Files, about Brennan and Ladd's years in the gang unit, the rise of Gangsta rap, gang wars, the L.A. riots, the investigations of the murders of rappers Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G., and the fall of the Compton Police Department will be published on April 25, 2017.
Files has a degree in Broadcast Journalism from the University of Florida.
Files lives in Los Angeles, CA, where she writes and produces projects for television, film, and new media. She is the Chief Content Officer for FGW Productions.
