Roger Ross Williams
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- September 16, 1962
- Birthplace
- Easton, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
Filmography
- Strange Arrivals
Strange Arrivals TBA
Director, Executive Producer
- The Empire of Ebony
The Empire of Ebony TBA
Producer
How to Build a Library 2025
Executive Producer
Move Ya Body: The Birth of House 2025
Executive Producer
The Battle for Laikipia 2024
Executive Producer
Stone Mountain 2024
Executive Producer
Makayla's Voice: A Letter to the World 2024
Executive Producer
Through Sunless Ways 2023
Executive Producer
Stamped from the Beginning 2023
Producer, Director, Executive Producer
Cassandro 2023
Director, Screenplay
TLC Forever 2023
Executive Producer's Assistant
Love to Love You, Donna Summer 2023
Director, Producer
Magic Ring 2022
Executive Producer
Civil: Ben Crump 2022
Producer
Master of Light 2022
Producer
Ranger 2021
Producer
Between the World and Me 2020
Executive Producer
The Remix: Hip Hop x Fashion 2019
Executive Producer
- Jaiquan's Sketch
Jaiquan's Sketch 2019
Director
After Maria 2019
Executive Producer
The Apollo 2019
Director, Writer, Producer
Traveling While Black 2019
Director
Take Back the Harbor 2018
Director
American Jail 2018
Director, Producer, Screenplay
The Rachel Divide 2018
Executive Producer
Land of the Lost Sidekicks 2016
Director
Life, Animated 2016
Director, Producer
- Blackface
Blackface 2015
Director
Blackface 2015
as Self
- Gospel of Intolerance
Gospel of Intolerance 2015
Director
- Tutu: The Essence of Being Human
Tutu: The Essence of Being Human 2014
Director, Producer
God Loves Uganda 2013
Director, Writer, Producer
Music by Prudence 2010
Producer, Director
Alone No Love 2007
Producer
- Amazing Families
Amazing Families 2006
Director, Producer, Writer
- Moroccan Style
Moroccan Style 2004
Director, Producer, Writer
New York Underground 2003
Director, Writer, Producer
- First Off The Tee
First Off The Tee 2003
Director, Producer, Writer
- Power, Privilege & Justice
Power, Privilege & Justice 2003
Director, Producer, Writer
- The Lives They Lived
The Lives They Lived 2003
Producer, Writer, Director
Boys Will Be Girls 2003
Director
- Secret Son
Secret Son 2002
Director, Producer
- Challenge America With Erin Brockovich
Challenge America With Erin Brockovich 2001
Director
- Time
Time 2001
Director, Producer
- Reagan: A Life In Pictures
Reagan: A Life In Pictures 2000
Director, Producer, Writer
- Discovered at Sundance
Discovered at Sundance 1997
Director, Producer
- Sex, Drugs and Consequences
Sex, Drugs and Consequences 1996
Producer
- People Yearbook '95
People Yearbook '95 1995
Producer
Credits from TMDB.