Bongiovi and Whitaker produced the 2013 American film '' Fruitvale Station '' , written and directed by Ryan Coogler and based on the story of the shooting of Oscar Grant in 2009 . Bongiovi became involved with the project after film professor at USC , Jed Dannenbaum , contacted her to introduce her to Coogler , who was one of Dannenbaum 's current students . '' Fruitvale Station '' met with critical acclaim , winning the 2013 Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award as well as the 2013 Cannes Film Festival L'Avenir Award . For their work on the film , Bongiovi and Whitaker won the Producers Guild of America Stanley Kramer Award , which is given for films that highlight social issues
2013 Sundance Film Festival
2013 Sundance Film Festival
Nina Yang Bongiovi