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Roger Ross Williams

Easton, Pennsylvania, USABorn September 16, 1962

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.

Filmography18

Stamped from the Beginning

Stamped from the Beginning

2023
Cassandro

Cassandro

2023
Love to Love You, Donna Summer

Love to Love You, Donna Summer

2023
Jaiquan's Sketch

Jaiquan's Sketch

2019
The Apollo

The Apollo

2019
Traveling While Black

Traveling While Black

2019
Take Back the Harbor

Take Back the Harbor

2018
American Jail

American Jail

2018
Land of the Lost Sidekicks

Land of the Lost Sidekicks

2016
Life, Animated

Life, Animated

2016
Blackface

Blackface

2015
Gospel of Intolerance

Gospel of Intolerance

2015
God Loves Uganda

God Loves Uganda

2013
Music by Prudence

Music by Prudence

2010
New York Underground

New York Underground

2003
Boys Will Be Girls

Boys Will Be Girls

2003
Challenge America With Erin Brockovich

Challenge America With Erin Brockovich

2001
Discovered at Sundance

Discovered at Sundance

1997

Television2

The Innocence Files

The Innocence Files

2020
Sheila Bridges: Designer Living

Sheila Bridges: Designer Living

2002