Black Directors

Filmmaker Adrian Burrell

Watch: Adrian Burrell highlights the importance of our oral histories

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Q&A: Tyler Perry on directing his 1st script, 26 years later

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Hughes becomes first Black director of Alaska State Troopers

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jordan peele

Jordan Peele on ‘Nope’: ‘I’m very proud of it’

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ABFF announce 2022 official film selections

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Phylicia Rashad theGrio.com

Phylicia Rashad to direct Pearl Cleage’s ‘Blues for an Alabama Sky’

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Jordan Peele thegrio.com

Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions signs overall deal with Universal

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Camille A. Brown first Black woman in 65 years to direct and choreograph Broadway show

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Karen thegrio.com

‘Karen’ director Coke Daniels says he did not copy ‘Get Out’ after backlash

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Ryan Coogler

Ryan Coogler on ‘Black Panther 2’ without Boseman: ‘Hardest thing I’ve had to do in professional life’

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Sundance R#J Shakespeare

‘Romeo and Juliet’ remake ‘R#J’ misses the mark

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Kiki Layne Ring Shout TV thegrio.com

Kiki Layne to star in ‘Ring Shout’ based on novella

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David Byrne's American Utopia

Spike Lee to direct musical about creation of Viagra

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Pam Grier, Ava DuVernay biopic thegrio.com

Pam Grier wants Ava DuVernay to direct her biopic

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Ava DuVernay thegrio.com

Ava DuVernay bringing unscripted ‘cultural experiment’ to NBC

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This image released by the Tribeca Film Festival shows Wendell Pierce in a scene from "Burning Cane." The film by filmmaker Phillip Youmans won the top award at the Tribeca Film Festival on Thursday. The film also took awards for best cinematography and best actor for Pierce. (Phillip Youmans/Tribeca Film Festival via AP) thegrio.com

19-year-old Black director who shot film in high school wins top award at Tribeca Film Festival

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Black female directors defy Hollywood's odds and old rules

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theGrio’s 100: Ryan Coogler, 1st time director, strikes gold with ‘Fruitvale Station’

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Steve McQueen: It's shameful there aren't more black directors, actors

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Hollywood’s most overlooked resource: black female directors

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