The 44th NAACP Image Awards is less than a month away and is set to honor African Americans in the fields of film, television music and literature.

One nominee, actress Edwina Findlay, costars in the critically acclaimed independent film “Middle of Nowhere,” which won Ava DuVernay best director honors at Sundance in 2012, and also returns for the third season of HBO’s popular series “Treme.”

Host Jamila Bey spoke with Findlay to discuss her acting career and more: