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Roger Ross Williams

Known for: Directing

Biography: 1962-09-16 (62 years old)

Biography

Roger Ross Williams (born September 16, 1962; Easton) is an American documentary 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.

Filmography

all 62

Movies 47

Producer 36

Director 24

TV Shows 15

self 2

Executive Producer

Roger Ross Williams

Biography

Filmography

all 62

Movies 47

Producer 36

Director 24

TV Shows 15

self 2

The Battle for Laikipia (2024)

Stone Mountain (2024)

Through Sunless Ways (2023)

Stamped from the Beginning (2023)

Savior Complex (2023)

The Super Models (2023)

Cassandro (2023)

TLC Forever (2023)

Love to Love You, Donna Summer (2023)

The 1619 Project (2023)

Magic Ring (2022)

Civil: Ben Crump (2022)

Master of Light (2022)

Ranger (2021)

High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America (2021)

Between the World and Me (2020)

One Story Up (2020)

The Innocence Files (2020)

The Remix: Hip Hop x Fashion (2019)

Jaiquan's Sketch (2019)

After Maria (2019)

The Apollo (2019)

Traveling While Black (2019)

Dogs (2018)

Take Back the Harbor (2018)

American Jail (2018)

The Rachel Divide (2018)

Land of the Lost Sidekicks (2016)

Life, Animated (2016)

The New Yorker Presents (2016)

Blackface (2015)

Blackface (2015)

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (2015)

Gospel of Intolerance (2015)

Tutu: The Essence of Being Human (2014)

God Loves Uganda (2013)

Music by Prudence (2010)

Undercover Boss (2010)

Alone No Love (2007)

Amazing Families (2006)

Made in Hollywood (2005)

Moroccan Style (2004)

New York Underground (2003)

First Off The Tee (2003)

Power, Privilege & Justice (2003)

The Lives They Lived (2003)

Boys Will Be Girls (2003)

Secret Son (2002)

Life 360 (2002)

Sheila Bridges: Designer Living (2002)

Challenge America With Erin Brockovich (2001)

Time (2001)

Reagan: A Life In Pictures (2000)

Independent Lens (1999)

Storyville (1997)

Discovered at Sundance (1997)

TV Nation: Volume One (1997)

Sex, Drugs and Consequences (1996)

People Yearbook '95 (1995)

The Night Disco Died

How to Build A Library

The Empire of Ebony

Information

Known ForDirecting

GenderMale

Birthday1962-09-16 (62 years old)

Birth PlaceEaston, Pennsylvania, USA

CitizenshipsUnited States of America

Also Known AsРоджер Росс Уильямс

AwardsAcademy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)

Credited with

Known For
Directing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1962-09-16 (62 years old)

Birth Place
Easton, Pennsylvania, USA

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Роджер Росс Уильямс

Awards
Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)