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Pages in category "African-American film directors" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 337 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
First African director whose films have received three nominations for Best Foreign Language Film. 2013: Abderrahmane Sissako: Mauritania: Timbuktu: Nominated 2019: Ladj Ly: France: Les Miserables: Nominated First non-African film directed by a Black director to be nominated in this category.
Charles Burnett is one of the earliest Black film directors on this list. He made his mark with experimental masterpieces like “Killer of Sheep” (1978) and “To Sleep with Anger” (1990).
Oscar Micheaux (1884–1951) was both writer, director and the first major Black filmmaker who made more than 40 films, including adaptations from his own novels. Stepin Fetchit , né Lincoln Perry (1902–1985), pictured in 1959, both criticized as a stereotype and praised as an archetype, was the first Black actor to earn $1 million.
Every Black actor and actress, director and comedian stands on the shoulders of those who paved the way for future generations. In honor of Black History Month, ET is celebrating some of the ...
At the Sundance Film Festival 2020, three black women directors took home a prize. [30] Maïmouna Doucouré is a French film maker. Her feature film, Cuties, first premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. [31] [32] Radha Blank made her first feature film, The 40-Year-Old Version, in 2020. Blank went on to win the Directing Award in the U.S ...
The director's chair still remains overwhelmingly white and male, according to the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative's annual Inclusion in the Director’s Chair report.
Pages in category "Films by African-American directors" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. S.