Black Directors

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January 3, 2025

Study finds films helmed by women and non-white directors ‘plateaued’ in 2024

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Director Spike Lee at The 2023 New Yorker Festival - Spike Lee Talks With David Remnick
September 20, 2024

Black directors: Their defining films and impact on the industry

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Filmmaker Adrian Burrell
February 27, 2024

Watch: Adrian Burrell highlights the importance of our oral histories

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September 10, 2022

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

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September 3, 2022

Hughes becomes first Black director of Alaska State Troopers

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jordan peele
April 28, 2022

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

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April 27, 2022

ABFF announce 2022 official film selections

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Phylicia Rashad theGrio.com
March 17, 2022

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

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Jordan Peele thegrio.com
September 2, 2021

Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions signs overall deal with Universal

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August 29, 2021

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

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Karen thegrio.com
June 25, 2021

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

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Ryan Coogler
March 11, 2021

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
February 11, 2021

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

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Kiki Layne Ring Shout TV thegrio.com
December 16, 2020

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

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David Byrne's American Utopia
November 18, 2020

Spike Lee to direct musical about creation of Viagra

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Pam Grier, Ava DuVernay biopic thegrio.com
August 28, 2020

Pam Grier wants Ava DuVernay to direct her biopic

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Ava DuVernay thegrio.com
July 20, 2020

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
May 3, 2019

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

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theGrio featured stories
February 15, 2015

Black female directors defy Hollywood's odds and old rules

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theGrio featured stories
January 31, 2014

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

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