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Roger Ross Williams

Directing

Born September 16, 1962 · Easton, Pennsylvania, USA

Also known as Роджер Росс Уильямс

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Biography

Roger Ross Williams is an American director, producer and writer and the first African American director to win an Academy Award (Oscar), with his short film Music by Prudence; this film won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Film in 2009.

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Awards & recognition

  • Academy Award — Best Documentary (Short Subject) · 2010
  • Academy Award — Best Documentary Feature Film · 2017 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Documentary (Short Subject) · 2010 · nominated

Filmography23 titles

The Remix: Hip Hop x Fashion

2019Executive Producer

Between the World and Me

2020Executive Producer

Civil: Ben Crump

2022Producer

The Innocence Files

2020Creator, Director, Executive Producer

Life, Animated

2016Director, Producer

TLC Forever

2023Executive Producer's Assistant

Love to Love You, Donna Summer

2023Director, Producer

Makayla's Voice: A Letter to the World

2024Executive Producer

The New Yorker Presents

2016Director

The Super Models

2023Director, Executive Producer

High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America

2021Executive Producer

Cassandro

2023Director, Screenplay

Stamped from the Beginning

2023Director, Executive Producer, Producer

God Loves Uganda

2013Director, Producer, Writer

Independent Lens

1999Director

Savior Complex

2023Executive Producer

Master of Light

2022Producer

The Apollo

2019Co-Producer, Director, Writer

The Rachel Divide

2018Executive Producer

Undercover Boss

2010Director

After Maria

2019Executive Producer

The 1619 Project

2023Director, Executive Producer

Ranger

2021Producer