Roger Ross Williams is an Oscar, Emmy, and Peabody award-winning director, producer, writer, and the first African-American director to win an Academy Award® with his short film Music By Prudence. Williams’ award-winning work pushes the boundaries of culture and film. Roger Ross Williams' Netflix documentary weaves through the history of American politics and pop culture to craft a primer on subtle yet pervasive forms of anti-Black racism. “Stamped from the ...Roger Ross Williams also directed and produced Music by Prudence, about 21-year-old Zimbabwean singer-songwriter Prudence Mabhena, which won the 2010 Academy Award for documentary short subject.NEW YORK OFFICE: 68 Jay St. Ste 320 Brooklyn, NY 11201 Tel: +1 718 852 6420. PUBLICIST: Frank Publicity Clare Anne Darragh Tel: +1 646 861 0843 [email protected] 20, 2023 · Director Roger Ross Williams talks about his career and his current projects, The Supermodels, Cassandro, and Stamped From the Beginning. Roger Ross Williams, Saul Armendariz and Gael García Bernal at Sundance 2023 Frazer Harrison/Getty. An emotional scene unfolded inside Park City’s Ray Theatre on Friday evening ahead of the ...Documentary. A hybrid documentary/scripted feature based on Dr. Kendi's National Book Award-winning "Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas". Director. Roger Ross Williams. … Though I’ve not read Dr. Ibram X. Kendi’s New York Times bestseller Stamped From the Beginning: the Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America, I’m guessing the National Book Award-winner might not be the most obvious material for the big screen. Which is why I was a bit surprised when I ... Barbie director Greta Gerwig, filmmakers Roger Ross Williams and Cord Jefferson and Oscar-winning actor Nicolas Cage are set to receive honors at the SFFILM Awards Night on Dec. 4 in San Francisco ...‘Life, Animated’: How Roger Ross Williams Captured The Insular World Of Autism For A Touching True Life Story. The Academy Award-winning director breaks …May 19, 2023 · As was the pairing with her co-director, Academy Award winner Roger Ross Williams, because the duo have delivered a loving-yet-unvarnished look at the real woman — Donna Adrian Gaines — behind ... Executive producers Oprah Winfrey, Roger Ross Williams, Shoshanna Guy, the New York Times ’ Kathleen Lingo and Nikole Hannah-Jones are among those who earned trophies for their work on the six ...Roger Ross Williams. Jump to. Overview. Born. September 16, 1973 · South Carolina, USA. Mini Bio. The first film that Roger Ross Williams directed and produced was Music …Roger Ross Williams' adaptation of Ibram X. Kendi's 'Stamped From the Beginning' recasts the narrators of Black history.Roger Ross Williams' adaptation of Ibram X. Kendi's 'Stamped From the Beginning' recasts the narrators of Black history.Winner: Roger Ross Williams and Elinor Burkett. Presenter: Carey Mulligan, Zoë Saldana Date & Venue: March 7, 2010; Kodak Theatre. ROGER ROSS WILLIAMS: Oh my god. This is amazing. Two years ago when I got on an airplane and went to Zimbabwe, I never imagined in my wildest dreams that I'd end up here.In 2010, Roger Ross Williams made history as the first Black director to win an Oscar. Perhaps more remarkably, he did so with his very first short film: Music by Prudence, a 33 …Sep 14, 2023 · September 14, 2023 11:28am. Roger Ross Williams at this year's Telluride Film Festival Vivien Killilea/Getty Images. Filmmaker Roger Ross Williams is known for capturing moments of intimacy and... July 8, 2016. Director Roger Ross Williams knows what it’s like to be a sidekick in a story about heroes. After all, Williams was relegated to the sidelines on a night when he made history — at the 2010 Academy Awards. When the film he directed, Music by Prudence, won the Oscar for Best Documentary Short, Williams became the …Sep 22, 2023, 05:45 AM EDT. LEAVE A COMMENT. "Cassandro" actor Gael García Bernal and director Roger Ross Williams. Alejandro Lopez Pineda/Prime Vieo. Watch any Batman film and you might get a sense of why Roger Ross Williams considers “Cassandro” to be a superhero movie. Just as Bruce Wayne dons his iconic outfit to become the Caped ...“Life, Animated,” the new documentary from Roger Ross Williams, is one of the most moving films I’ve ever seen. It chronicles the journey of Owen Suskind, an autistic boy who learns how to connect with others through watching Disney films.Now a young man on the cusp of independence, Owen must learn …Feb 16, 2021 · Filmmaker Roger Ross Williams, an Oscar and Emmy winner, has signed with UTA. The director and his One Story Up production banner will be represented by the agency in all areas. In 2010, Williams ... Roger Ross-Williams delivers the Oscar acceptance speech for Best Documentary Short that he never had a chance to give.Roger Ross Williams (nacido el 16 de septiembre de 1962) es un director, productor y escritor estadounidense y el primer director afroamericano en ganar un Premio Óscar, con su cortometraje Music by Prudence; esta película ganó el …Years After Becoming the First Black Director to Win an Oscar, Roger Ross Williams Says Hollywood’s Finally Calling. Even after winning the gold for his doc short …Editor’s Note: Roger Ross Williams is an African-American filmmaker whose short film “Blackface” debuted on CNN Digital in November 2015. Williams also directed the Oscar Award-winning short ...The director of 'Love to Love You, Donna Summer' and 'Cassandro' adapts Ibram X. Kendi's influential book about the roots of American racism.Sep 22, 2023, 05:45 AM EDT. LEAVE A COMMENT. "Cassandro" actor Gael García Bernal and director Roger Ross Williams. Alejandro Lopez Pineda/Prime Vieo. Watch any Batman film and you might get a sense of why Roger Ross Williams considers “Cassandro” to be a superhero movie. Just as Bruce Wayne dons his iconic outfit to become the Caped ...Roger Ross Williams, Saul Armendariz and Gael García Bernal at Sundance 2023 Frazer Harrison/Getty. An emotional scene unfolded inside Park City’s Ray Theatre on Friday evening ahead of the ...Sep 18, 2023 · Filmmaker Roger Ross Williams is having a moment. He recently premiered a documentary adaptation of Ibram X. Kendi's Stamped From The Beginning and before that, he directed episodes of Nikole Hannah-Jones's The 1619 Project. His docuseries The Super Models, which focuses on the careers of icons Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Linda Evangelista, and Christy Turlington, premieres later this year. On Film investigating America’s mass incarceration crisis set to premiere Sunday, July 1 Academy Award-winning director Roger Ross Williams and CNN Films today announced their collaboration on a ...Nov 18, 2023 · November 18, 2023 5:51pm. Roger Ross Williams, the director of Cassandro, opened up about why it was important to portray a positive queer story in the biopic based on a real-life gay amateur ... An interview with "Life, Animated" director Roger Ross Williams and producer Julie Goldman. Popular reviews. Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Christy Lemire Civil War Matt Zoller Seitz Remembering Gene Wilder Matt Zoller Seitz Late Night with the Devil Matt Zoller Seitz The best movie reviews, in your inbox.Roger Ross Williams is on a roll with several projects launching in 2023: The Super Models, the series with Linda Evangelista, Christy Turlington, Naomi Campbell and Cindy Crawford on Apple TV+ premiering September 20, the Donna Summer documentary, Cassandro, and his first narrative movie about gayHBO slates “Savior Complex” docuseries from EP Roger Ross Williams HBO has set an upcoming three-part documentary series, Savior Complex, to premiere on September 26, with the second and third ...Courtesy of Oculus. “Traveling While Black,” a new virtual reality documentary from Academy Award-winning director Roger Ross Williams, debuted at the Sundance Film Festival’s New Frontier ...Reflecting on creating a film based on Cassandro’s particular journey, Roger Ross Williams says, “I learned that the barriers between us were meant to be broken, that people can come together, despite their prejudices and the things that divide them. Getting past homophobia and sexism and all of that – It’s possible.Gael García Bernal plays a flamboyant figure taking the world of Mexican professional wrestling by storm in this underdog drama directed by Roger Ross Williams. Based on a real star of Mexican ...In this 2015 short, African-American filmmaker Roger Ross Williams goes on a journey to understand why the notoriously liberal Dutch feel compelled to dress in blackface during the annual holiday ...Jan 20, 2023 · In 2015, Oscar- and Emmy-winning documentary filmmaker Roger Ross Williams decided to make his first narrative feature, “Cassandro,” which is screening in the Sundance Premieres. At the time ... I’m really happy that Brooklyn and Roger Ross Williams have finally told Donna’s story. I was the young man that became Donna’s first love back then in 1968 in Munich. We were both members ...Synopsis. Helmed by Academy and Emmy Award-winning director Roger Ross Williams, THE APOLLO chronicles the unique history and contemporary legacy of the New York City landmark, the Apollo Theater. The documentary weaves together archival footage, music, comedy and dance performances, and behind-the …Roger Ross Williams was the first African American director to win an Oscar. He now has a collection of Emmy and Peabody awards to his credit, but his journey has been an uphill battle.Roger Ross Williams is having quite the year. So far, the Oscar-winning director has released his first fiction film, Amazon Studios’ “Cassandro”; the HBO documentary “Love to Love You ...For Roger Ross Williams, the film held special significance because of his family’s ties to the culture. “Julie Dash’s Daughters of the Dust was [important to me] because my family is Gullah ...Roger Ross Williams Shoshana Guy Naimah Jabali-Nash Christine Turner Kamilah Forbes Phil Bertelsen Jonathan Clasberry. Executive Producers Exec. Producers. Shoshana Guy Nikole Hannah-Jones Roger Ross Williams Caitlin Roper Kathleen Lingo Oprah Winfrey. Studios. Lionsgate Television One Story Up Productions …Filmmaker Roger Ross Williams is having a moment.He recently premiered a documentary adaptation of Ibram X. Kendi’s Stamped From The Beginning and before that, he directed episodes of Nikole Hannah-Jones’s The 1619 Project. His docuseries The Super Models, which focuses on the careers of icons …Nov 18, 2023 · November 18, 2023 5:51pm. Roger Ross Williams, the director of Cassandro, opened up about why it was important to portray a positive queer story in the biopic based on a real-life gay amateur ... July 8, 2016. Director Roger Ross Williams knows what it’s like to be a sidekick in a story about heroes. After all, Williams was relegated to the sidelines on a night when he made history — at the 2010 Academy Awards. When the film he directed, Music by Prudence, won the Oscar for Best Documentary Short, Williams became the …NEW YORK OFFICE: 68 Jay St. Ste 320 Brooklyn, NY 11201 Tel: +1 718 852 6420. PUBLICIST: Frank Publicity Clare Anne Darragh Tel: +1 646 861 0843 [email protected] Roger Ross Williams is an award-winning director, producer and writer and the first African American director to win an Academy Award ®, with his short film Music By Prudence. Williams was ... Roger Ross Williams, a black member of the Academy's board of governors, told the Hollywood Reporter that the confrontation drove him to tears because "it reinforces stereotypes about black ...Cassandro is a 2023 American biographical drama film directed by Roger Ross Williams from a screenplay co-wrote by Williams and David Teague. It stars Gael García Bernal, Roberta Colindrez, Perla De La Rosa, Joaquín Cosío, Raúl Castillo, El Hijo del Santo and Bad Bunny.It had its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival on January 20, …Roger Ross Williams. 842 likes · 2 talking about this. Roger Ross Williams won the 2010 Academy Award for his documentary short subject film called Music... Academy Awards, USA. 2017 Nominee Oscar. Best Documentary Feature. Life, Animated. Shared with: Julie Goldman. 2010 Winner Oscar. Best Documentary, Short Subjects. Music by Prudence. Roger Ross Williams becomes the first African American to win in this category. Documentary maker Roger Ross Williams shifts into narrative features with this affectionate tribute to “exótico” wrestler Saúl Armendáriz, who turned homophobic mockery into victory cheers.Jul 11, 2016 · Roger Ross WilliamsMarc Yankus “The only way I could explain it is that it had an elegant European feel to it,” said Williams. “Owen connects to these original classic films and he loves 2D ... Barbie director Greta Gerwig, filmmakers Roger Ross Williams and Cord Jefferson and Oscar-winning actor Nicolas Cage are set to receive honors at the SFFILM Awards Night on Dec. 4 in San Francisco ...Roger Ross Williams. Photograph: Andy Hall for the Observer “I knew Owen was gold the first time I saw him slow-dancing with Emily at their Valentine’s Day ball,” recalls Williams.The director Roger Ross Williams on the Harlem ‘temple’ that has hosted legendary performers from James Brown to Lauryn Hill. by André Wheeler. Sat 2 Nov …Filmmaker Roger Ross Williams, an Oscar and Emmy winner, has signed with UTA.The director and his One Story Up production banner will be represented by the agency in all areas. In 2010, Williams ...Academy Awards, USA. 2017 Nominee Oscar. Best Documentary Feature. Life, Animated. Shared with: Julie Goldman. 2010 Winner Oscar. Best Documentary, Short Subjects. Music by Prudence. Roger Ross Williams becomes the first African American to …HBO slates “Savior Complex” docuseries from EP Roger Ross Williams HBO has set an upcoming three-part documentary series, Savior Complex, to premiere on September 26, with the second and third ... Roger Ross Williams is a producer, director and writer of documentaries, such as Music by Prudence, God Loves Uganda and Life, Animated. He is the first African American director to win an Academy Award and has worked for various TV channels and platforms. Mar 10, 2023 · Years After Becoming the First Black Director to Win an Oscar, Roger Ross Williams Says Hollywood’s Finally Calling. Even after winning the gold for his doc short 'Music for Prudence' in 2010 ... The Oscar-, Emmy- and Peabody Award-winning filmmaker, who became the first African American director to win an Academy Award in 2009 with his short film “Music …'Love to Love You, Donna Summer,' the doc directed by Roger Ross Williams and Donna Summer's daughter, Brooklyn Sudano, is premiering in Berlin.Filmmaker Roger Ross Williams, an Oscar and Emmy winner, has signed with UTA.The director and his One Story Up production banner will be represented by the agency in all areas. In 2010, Williams ...Aug 28, 2019 · August 28, 2019 5:30 pm. Roger Ross Williams. Daniel Bergeron. “Traveling While Black,” a new virtual reality (VR) documentary from Academy Award-winning director Roger Ross Williams, debuted ... I’m elated to work with Roger Ross Williams, Mara Brock Akil, and Chris Nee. They are such ambitious, innovative, and passionate creators who are committed to racial justice. But I’m really elated for the viewers, for the adults and children who will be captivated, informed, and transformed by these projects.” …Culture & Arts LGBTQ wrestling Roger Ross Williams. 'Cassandro' Underscores The Importance Of Queer People Realizing Their Own Strength. Directed …Brooklyn Sudano & Roger Ross Williams talk to Billboard about making 'Love to Love You, Donna Summer' documentary, premiering Saturday on …Documentarian Roger Ross Williams discusses his film, "God Loves Uganda." More. Watching. 05:25. Richard Cordray. The Daily Show with Jon Stewart S19 . Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director Richard Cordray addresses debt traps, mortgage reform and fixing the financial industry.Roger Ross Williams, an Oscar-winning member of the documentary branch who won the best director of a doc prize at Sundance on Saturday, says, "I applaud Cheryl Boone Isaacs and the Board of ...Roger Ross Williams, writer and director of "Cassandro," joins Yahoo Entertainment's Kevin Polowy to discuss the true story of Saúl Armendáriz (aka Cassandro), …It was the Oscar that Roger Ross Williams won in 2009 for his short documentary Music by Prudence which ensured the generous backing to make Life, Animated, his feature documentary about Owen Suskind, a young autistic man with a passion for Disney animation. A year filming, a year in the cutting room, lavish …Condensing 85 years of a storied Harlem theater’s history into a feature documentary isn’t easy, and “The Apollo,” directed by Roger Ross Williams, makes a conventional but entertaining go ...Roger Ross Williams. Photograph: Andy Hall for the Observer “I knew Owen was gold the first time I saw him slow-dancing with Emily at their Valentine’s Day ball,” recalls Williams.Winner; Roger Ross Williams, Produced by The Apollo; HBO; HBO Documentary Films, Impact Partners and The Apollo Theater Foundation present in association with Polygram Entertainment, 164 OWR, Chicago Media Project, Macro, Bert Marcus Productions, Justfilms I Ford Foundation, Another Chapter Productions, Motto PNov 22, 2023 · Our next guest, Roger Ross Williams, was the first African American director to win an Oscar and now has a collection of Emmy and Peabody awards under his belt. Still, his journey has been an ... Sep 18, 2023 · Filmmaker Roger Ross Williams is having a moment. He recently premiered a documentary adaptation of Ibram X. Kendi's Stamped From The Beginning and before that, he directed episodes of Nikole Hannah-Jones's The 1619 Project. His docuseries The Super Models, which focuses on the careers of icons Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Linda Evangelista, and Christy Turlington, premieres later this year. On
Though I’ve not read Dr. Ibram X. Kendi’s New York Times bestseller Stamped From the Beginning: the Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America, I’m guessing the National Book Award-winner might not be the most obvious material for the big screen. Which is why I was a bit surprised when I ... . Thisbid
Roger Ross Williams and Elinor Burkett accept the Oscar for best documentary short subject for “Music by Prudence”ASSOCIATED PRESS He was stunned on the night of his first Oscar nomination ... An interview with "Life, Animated" director Roger Ross Williams and producer Julie Goldman. Popular reviews. Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Christy Lemire Civil War Matt Zoller Seitz Remembering Gene Wilder Matt Zoller Seitz Late Night with the Devil Matt Zoller Seitz The best movie reviews, in your inbox.Roger Ross Williams is on a roll with several projects launching in 2023: The Super Models, the series with Linda Evangelista, Christy Turlington, Naomi Campbell and Cindy Crawford on Apple TV+ premiering September 20, the Donna Summer documentary, Cassandro, and his first narrative movie about gay“Life, Animated,” the new documentary from Roger Ross Williams, is one of the most moving films I’ve ever seen. It chronicles the journey of Owen Suskind, an autistic boy who learns how to connect with others through watching Disney films.Now a young man on the cusp of independence, Owen must learn …Roger Ross Williams grew up in Easton, Pennsylvania and then moved to New York to, as he has said, escape both racism and homophobia in his hometown. After graduating from New York University, he started his career writing for Michael Moore's 1994 television series TV Nation. He continued working in television over the next decade, … Roger Ross Williams, född 16 september 1973 i South Carolina, är en amerikansk regissör, producent och författare inom områdena tv-nyheter, dokumentärfilm och underhållningsfilm. Roger Ross Williams (who directed the inspiring Life, Animated and the Oscar-winning short Music by Prudence) directed a documentary which covers the history of the legendary venue The Apollo. In 1934, previously a burlesque joint under another name and open to whites only, it opened its doors to African American patrons.Culture & Arts LGBTQ wrestling Roger Ross Williams. 'Cassandro' Underscores The Importance Of Queer People Realizing Their Own Strength. Directed …Roger Ross Williams Shoshana Guy Naimah Jabali-Nash Christine Turner Kamilah Forbes Phil Bertelsen Jonathan Clasberry. Executive Producers Exec. Producers. Shoshana Guy Nikole Hannah-Jones Roger Ross Williams Caitlin Roper Kathleen Lingo Oprah Winfrey. Studios. Lionsgate Television One Story Up Productions …Easton, Pa.-born filmmaker Roger Ross Williams’ latest documentary, Stamped from the Beginning, is a fresh addition to the canon of historical documentaries. “I wanted to do something that was completely original,” the Oscar winner explained.Roger Ross Williams is a producer, director and writer of documentaries, such as Music by Prudence, God Loves Uganda and Life, Animated. He is the first African American director to win an Academy ….