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Roger Ross Williams
Born
16 September 1962
Place
Easton, Pennsylvania, USA
Directing

Roger Ross Williams

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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As director

Love to Love You, Donna Summer

Love to Love You, Donna Summer

2023 · Director
Stamped from the Beginning

Stamped from the Beginning

2023 · Director
Cassandro

Cassandro

2023 · Director

Jaiquan's Sketch

2019 · Director
The Apollo

The Apollo

2019 · Director
Traveling While Black

Traveling While Black

2019 · Director
American Jail

American Jail

2018 · Director
Take Back the Harbor

Take Back the Harbor

2018 · Director
Life, Animated

Life, Animated

2016 · Director
Land of the Lost Sidekicks

Land of the Lost Sidekicks

2016 · Director

Blackface

2015 · Director

Gospel of Intolerance

2015 · Director

Tutu: The Essence of Being Human

2014 · Director
God Loves Uganda

God Loves Uganda

2013 · Director
Music by Prudence

Music by Prudence

2010 · Director

Amazing Families

2006 · Director

Moroccan Style

2004 · Director
Boys Will Be Girls

Boys Will Be Girls

2003 · Director

Power, Privilege & Justice

2003 · Director

First Off The Tee

2003 · Director
New York Underground

New York Underground

2003 · Director

The Lives They Lived

2003 · Director

Secret Son

2002 · Director

Time

2001 · Director

Challenge America With Erin Brockovich

2001 · Director

Reagan: A Life In Pictures

2000 · Director

Discovered at Sundance

1997 · Director

Strange Arrivals

Director

As actor

Blackface

Blackface

2015 · Self