Roger Ross Williams

Roger Ross Williams

Directing
Born 1962-09-16 Easton, Pennsylvania, USA 63 credits Academy Awards 1

Awards

Won 1 Academy Award

Academy Awards 1 won · 1 nominated

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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Roger Ross Williams, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography — top 60 of 63
Directing 36 credits
Independent Lens
Independent Lens
1999 · Director
Storyville
Storyville
1997 · Director
Undercover Boss
Undercover Boss
2010 · 58% · Director
The Super Models
The Super Models
2023 · Creator, Director, Executive Producer
The 1619 Project
The 1619 Project
2023 · Director, Executive Producer
Dogs
Dogs
2018 · 78% · Director
American Jail
American Jail
2018 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
Cassandro
Cassandro
2023 · 66% · Director, Screenplay
High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America
High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America
2021 · 79% · Director, Executive Producer
The New Yorker Presents
The New Yorker Presents
2016 · Director
The Innocence Files
The Innocence Files
2020 · Creator, Director, Executive Producer
Stamped from the Beginning
Stamped from the Beginning
2023 · 68% · Director, Executive Producer, Producer
The Apollo
The Apollo
2019 · 72% · Director, Writer, Co-Producer
Life, Animated
Life, Animated
2016 · 73% · Director, Producer
Love to Love You, Donna Summer
Love to Love You, Donna Summer
2023 · 64% · Director, Producer
Traveling While Black
Traveling While Black
2019 · Director
God Loves Uganda
God Loves Uganda
2013 · Director, Writer, Producer
One Story Up
One Story Up
2020 · Director, Executive Producer, Host
Strange Arrivals
Strange Arrivals
· Director, Executive Producer
Sheila Bridges: Designer Living
Sheila Bridges: Designer Living
2002 · Creator, Director, Writer
Music by Prudence
Music by Prudence
2010 · Director, Producer
New York Underground
New York Underground
2003 · Director, Writer, Producer
Boys Will Be Girls
Boys Will Be Girls
2003 · Director
Take Back the Harbor
Take Back the Harbor
2018 · Director
Challenge America With Erin Brockovich
Challenge America With Erin Brockovich
2001 · Director
Moroccan Style
Moroccan Style
2004 · Director, Writer, Producer
Blackface
Blackface
2015 · Director
Secret Son
Secret Son
2002 · Director, Producer
Power, Privilege & Justice
Power, Privilege & Justice
2003 · Director, Writer, Producer
The Lives They Lived
The Lives They Lived
2003 · Director, Writer, Producer
Tutu: The Essence of Being Human
Tutu: The Essence of Being Human
2014 · Director, Producer
Reagan: A Life In Pictures
Reagan: A Life In Pictures
2000 · Director, Writer, Producer
Land of the Lost Sidekicks
Land of the Lost Sidekicks
2016 · Director
Discovered at Sundance
Discovered at Sundance
1997 · Director, Producer
First Off The Tee
First Off The Tee
2003 · Director, Writer, Producer
Gospel of Intolerance
Gospel of Intolerance
2015 · Director
Producing 43 credits
The Super Models
The Super Models
2023 · Creator, Director, Executive Producer
The 1619 Project
The 1619 Project
2023 · Director, Executive Producer
Savior Complex
Savior Complex
2023 · 70% · Executive Producer
American Jail
American Jail
2018 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America
High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America
2021 · 79% · Director, Executive Producer
The Innocence Files
The Innocence Files
2020 · Creator, Director, Executive Producer
Stamped from the Beginning
Stamped from the Beginning
2023 · 68% · Director, Executive Producer, Producer
The Apollo
The Apollo
2019 · 72% · Director, Writer, Co-Producer
Between the World and Me
Between the World and Me
2020 · 78% · Executive Producer
Magic Ring
Magic Ring
2022 · Executive Producer
Stone Mountain
Stone Mountain
2024 · Executive Producer
Life, Animated
Life, Animated
2016 · 73% · Director, Producer
Life 360
Life 360
2002 · Producer
Master of Light
Master of Light
2022 · 67% · Producer
Love to Love You, Donna Summer
Love to Love You, Donna Summer
2023 · 64% · Director, Producer
Makayla's Voice: A Letter to the World
Makayla's Voice: A Letter to the World
2024 · 68% · Executive Producer
Move Ya Body: The Birth of House
Move Ya Body: The Birth of House
2025 · Executive Producer
God Loves Uganda
God Loves Uganda
2013 · Director, Writer, Producer
One Story Up
One Story Up
2020 · Director, Executive Producer, Host
The Battle for Laikipia
The Battle for Laikipia
2024 · Executive Producer
The Rachel Divide
The Rachel Divide
2018 · 62% · Executive Producer
Strange Arrivals
Strange Arrivals
· Director, Executive Producer
The Remix: Hip Hop x Fashion
The Remix: Hip Hop x Fashion
2019 · Executive Producer
Sex, Drugs and Consequences
Sex, Drugs and Consequences
1996 · Producer
Civil: Ben Crump
Civil: Ben Crump
2022 · 60% · Producer
Alone No Love
Alone No Love
2007 · Producer
After Maria
After Maria
2019 · 52% · Executive Producer
Sheila Bridges: Designer Living
Sheila Bridges: Designer Living
2002 · Creator, Director, Writer
Music by Prudence
Music by Prudence
2010 · Director, Producer
Through Sunless Ways
Through Sunless Ways
2023 · Executive Producer
The Empire of Ebony
The Empire of Ebony
· Producer
New York Underground
New York Underground
2003 · Director, Writer, Producer
How to Build a Library
How to Build a Library
2025 · Executive Producer
People Yearbook '95
People Yearbook '95
1995 · Producer
Ranger
Ranger
2021 · Producer
Moroccan Style
Moroccan Style
2004 · Director, Writer, Producer
Secret Son
Secret Son
2002 · Director, Producer
Power, Privilege & Justice
Power, Privilege & Justice
2003 · Director, Writer, Producer
The Lives They Lived
The Lives They Lived
2003 · Director, Writer, Producer
Tutu: The Essence of Being Human
Tutu: The Essence of Being Human
2014 · Director, Producer
Reagan: A Life In Pictures
Reagan: A Life In Pictures
2000 · Director, Writer, Producer
Discovered at Sundance
Discovered at Sundance
1997 · Director, Producer
First Off The Tee
First Off The Tee
2003 · Director, Writer, Producer
Writing 13 credits
The Super Models
The Super Models
2023 · Creator, Director, Executive Producer
American Jail
American Jail
2018 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
Cassandro
Cassandro
2023 · 66% · Director, Screenplay
The Innocence Files
The Innocence Files
2020 · Creator, Director, Executive Producer
The Apollo
The Apollo
2019 · 72% · Director, Writer, Co-Producer
God Loves Uganda
God Loves Uganda
2013 · Director, Writer, Producer
Sheila Bridges: Designer Living
Sheila Bridges: Designer Living
2002 · Creator, Director, Writer
New York Underground
New York Underground
2003 · Director, Writer, Producer
Moroccan Style
Moroccan Style
2004 · Director, Writer, Producer
Power, Privilege & Justice
Power, Privilege & Justice
2003 · Director, Writer, Producer
The Lives They Lived
The Lives They Lived
2003 · Director, Writer, Producer
Reagan: A Life In Pictures
Reagan: A Life In Pictures
2000 · Director, Writer, Producer
First Off The Tee
First Off The Tee
2003 · Director, Writer, Producer
Acting 5 credits
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015 · Self
Made in Hollywood
Made in Hollywood
2005 · Self
TLC Forever
TLC Forever
2023 · 73% · Executive Producer's Assistant
One Story Up
One Story Up
2020 · Director, Executive Producer, Host
Blackface
Blackface
2015 · Self
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