Biography
Stanley Earl Nelson Jr. (born June 7, 1951) is an American documentary filmmaker and a MacArthur Fellow known as a director, writer and producer of documentaries examining African-American history and experiences. He is a recipient of the 2013 National Humanities Medal from President Obama. He has won three Primetime Emmy Awards.
Among his notable films are Freedom Riders (2010), Wounded Knee (2009), Jonestown: The Life & Death of People's Temple (2006), Sweet Honey in the Rock: Raise Your Voice (2005), A Place of Our Own (2004), The Murder of Emmett Till (2003), and The Black Press: Soldiers without Swords (1998).
Filmography
all 46
Movies 41
Director 26
Producer 14
TV Shows 5
Writer 2
self 1
Executive Producer
Sister Úna Lived a Good Death (2024)
Movie
Executive Producer
Bulls and Saints (2023)
Movie
Director
Sound of the Police (2023)
Movie
Executive Producer
Birthing a Nation: The Resistance of Mary Gaffney (2023)
Movie
Executive Producer
Sydney G. James: How We See Us (2023)
Movie
Executive Producer
Jonathan Thunder: Good Mythology (2023)
Movie
Director
Becoming Frederick Douglass (2022)
Movie
Producer
After Jackie (2022)
Movie
Executive Producer
Hazing (2022)
Movie
Director
Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom (2021)
Movie
Executive Producer
Lynching Postcards: Token of a Great Day (2021)
Movie
Director
Attica (2021)
Movie
Director
Tulsa Burning: The 1921 Race Massacre (2021)
Movie
Director
Medical Racism (2021)
Movie
Director
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy (2021)
Movie
Director
Black Panthers (2020)
TV
Director
Vick (2020)
Movie
Director
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool (2019)
Movie
Director
BOSS: The Black Experience in Business (2019)
Movie
Director
The Story of Access (2018)
Movie
Director
Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America (2018)
Movie
Script Supervisor
Black Memorabilia (2018)
Movie
Executive Producer
American Carnage (2017)
Movie
Executive Producer
Gavin Grimm vs. (2017)
Movie
Executive Producer
Picket Line (2017)
Movie
Director
Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities (2017)
Movie
Executive Producer
Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band (2015)
Movie
Director
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution (2015)
Movie
Director
Freedom Summer (2014)
Movie
Writer
Jesse Owens (2012)
Movie
Director
Freedom Riders (2010)
Movie
Director
30 for 30 (2009)
TV
6
Director
We Shall Remain (2009)
TV
Director
Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple (2006)
Movie
Director
A Place of Our Own (2004)
Movie
Director
Beyond Brown: Pursuing the Promise (2004)
Movie
Director
The Murder of Emmett Till (2003)
Movie
Director
Marcus Garvey: Look for Me in the Whirlwind (2001)
Movie
Director
The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords (1999)
Movie
Self
The Daily Show (1996)
TV
6.75
Producer / Writer
American Experience (1988)
TV
3.5
Director
Two Dollars and A Dream: The Story of Madame C.J. Walker (1987)
Movie
Sound Recordist
Frederick Douglass: An American Life (1985)
Movie
Writer
Puerto Rico: Our Right to Decide (1981)
Movie
Sound / Assistant Editor
Just Doin’ It (A Tale of Two Barbershops) (1976)
Movie
Executive Producer
Free for ALL: Inside the Public Library
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Ratings
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1951-06-07 (72 years old)
Birth PlaceNew York City, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsStanley Nelson Jr.
AwardsNational Humanities Medal, MacArthur Fellows Program, Emmy Award
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