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Biography
Shaka King is an American film director, screenwriter, and film producer. He is best known for directing and co-writing the 2021 biopic Judas and the Black Messiah.
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Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 2021 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 2021 · nominated
Filmography5 titles

If I Go Will They Miss Me
2026Executive Producer
2026Executive Producer

Judas and the Black Messiah
2021Director, Producer, Screenplay, Story
2021Director, Producer, Screenplay, Story

High Maintenance
2016Director, Writer
2016Director, Writer

Random Acts of Flyness
2018Director, Writer
2018Director, Writer

Newlyweeds
2013Director, Producer, Writer
2013Director, Producer, Writer