Roger Ross Williams
Known for
Directing
Born
September 16, 1962 (age 64)
Birthplace
Easton, Pennsylvania, USA
Biography
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.
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Best known work
Life, Animated
2016
Cassandro
2023
The Rachel Divide
2018
Undercover Boss
2010
The Innocence Files
2020
Dogs
2018
Stamped from the Beginning
2023
The 1619 Project
2023
After Maria
2019
Love to Love You, Donna Summer
2023Filmography
TBA
The Empire of EbonyProducer
TBA
Strange ArrivalsDirector, Executive Producer
2025
How to Build a LibraryExecutive Producer
2025
Move Ya Body: The Birth of HouseExecutive Producer
2024
The Battle for LaikipiaExecutive Producer
2024
Stone MountainExecutive Producer
2024
Makayla's Voice: A Letter to the WorldExecutive Producer
2023
Through Sunless WaysExecutive Producer
2023
Stamped from the BeginningProducer, Director, Executive Producer
2023
2023
2023
CassandroScreenplay, Director
2023
TLC ForeverExecutive Producer's Assistant
2023
Love to Love You, Donna SummerDirector, Producer
2023
2022
Magic RingExecutive Producer
2022
Civil: Ben CrumpProducer
2022
Master of LightProducer
2021
RangerProducer
2021
2020
Between the World and MeExecutive Producer
2020
2020
2019
The Remix: Hip Hop x FashionExecutive Producer
2019
Jaiquan's SketchDirector