Roger Ross Williams
Directing
Born September 16, 1962 · Easton, Pennsylvania, USA
Also known as Роджер Росс Уильямс
Biography
Roger Ross Williams (born September 16, 1962) 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Roger Ross Williams, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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
Between the World and Me
Civil: Ben Crump
The Innocence Files
Life, Animated
TLC Forever
Love to Love You, Donna Summer
Makayla's Voice: A Letter to the World
The New Yorker Presents
The Super Models
High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America
Cassandro
Stamped from the Beginning
God Loves Uganda
Independent Lens
Savior Complex
Master of Light
The Apollo
The Rachel Divide
Undercover Boss
After Maria
The 1619 Project
Ranger