Roger Ross Williams
Directing
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.
Known for
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tvThe Super Models
2023
Director
movieCassandro
2023
Director
tvThe 1619 Project
2023
Director
tvOne Story Up
2020
Director
tvThe Innocence Files
2020
Director
movieThe Apollo
2019
Director
movieTraveling While Black
2019
Director
tvDogs
2018
Director
movieTake Back the Harbor
2018
Director
movieAmerican Jail
2018
Director
movieLife, Animated
2016
Director
tvThe New Yorker Presents
2016
Director
Blackface
2015
Director
movieGod Loves Uganda
2013
Director
movieMusic by Prudence
2010
Director
tvUndercover Boss
2010
Director
movieNew York Underground
2003
Director
movieBoys Will Be Girls
2003
Director
Secret Son
2002
Director
Time
2001
Director
tvIndependent Lens
1999
Director
tvStoryville
1997
Director
Production46
movieHow to Build a Library
2025
Executive Producer
movieMove Ya Body: The Birth of House
2025
Executive Producer
movieThe Battle for Laikipia
2024
Executive Producer
movieStone Mountain
2024
Executive Producer
movieMakayla's Voice: A Letter to the World
2024
Executive Producer
movieThrough Sunless Ways
2023
Executive Producer
movieStamped from the Beginning
2023
Producer, Executive Producer
tvSavior Complex
2023
Executive Producer
tvThe Super Models
2023
Executive Producer
movieTLC Forever
2023
Executive Producer's Assistant
tvThe 1619 Project
2023
Executive Producer
movieMagic Ring
2022
Executive Producer
movieCivil: Ben Crump
2022
Producer
movieMaster of Light
2022
Producer
movieRanger
2021
Producer
tvHigh on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America
2021
Executive Producer
movieBetween the World and Me
2020
Executive Producer
tvOne Story Up
2020
Executive Producer
tvThe Innocence Files
2020
Executive Producer
movieThe Remix: Hip Hop x Fashion
2019
Executive Producer
movieAfter Maria
2019
Executive Producer
movieThe Apollo
2019
Co-Producer
movieAmerican Jail
2018
Producer
movieThe Rachel Divide
2018
Executive Producer
movieLife, Animated
2016
Producer
movieGod Loves Uganda
2013
Producer
movieMusic by Prudence
2010
Producer
movieAlone No Love
2007
Producer
movieNew York Underground
2003
Producer
Secret Son
2002
Producer
Life 360
2002
Producer
Time
2001
Producer
Strange Arrivals
Executive Producer
