Stanley Nelson

Director

Stanley Earl Nelson Jr. (born June 7, 1951) is an American documentary filmmaker and a MacArthur Fellow known as a director, writer and producer of documentaries examining African-American history and experiences. He is a recipient of the 2013 National Humanities Medal from President Obama. He has won three Primetime Emmy Awards. Among his notable films are Freedom Riders (2010), Wounded Knee (2009), Jonestown: The Life & Death of People's Temple (2006), Sweet Honey in the Rock: Raise Your Voice (2005), A Place of Our Own (2004), The Murder of Emmett Till (2003), and The Black Press: Soldiers without Swords (1998).

Born: July 7, 1955 (Age 69) in New York City, New York, USA

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Stanley Nelson Movies & TV Credits

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
A Place of Our Own Movie	7.9	Actor	Self - Narrator (voice)	2004
The Daily Show TV Show Available on 3 streaming services.	8.1	Actor	Self 1 Episode	1996
Black Memorabilia Movie	6.2	Directing	Script Supervisor	2018
Freedom Riders Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	7.8	Directing	Director, Producer, Writer	2010
Freedom Summer Movie	6.9	Directing	Director, Writer	2014
Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple Movie	7.6	Directing	Director	2006
Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities Movie	6.7	Directing	Screenplay, Director, Producer	2017
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	7.3	Directing	Director, Producer, Writer	2015
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool Movie	7.6	Directing	Director, Producer	2019
A Place of Our Own Movie	7.9	Directing	Director, Writer, Producer	2004
The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords Movie	6.6	Directing	Director, Producer, Writer	1999
BOSS: The Black Experience in Business Movie		Directing	Director, Producer	2019
Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band Movie	7.8	Production	Executive Producer	2015
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	6.6	Directing	Director	2021
Two Dollars and A Dream: The Story of Madame C.J. Walker Movie	6.9	Directing	Director, Editor, Producer, Researcher	1988
The Murder of Emmett Till Movie	7.7	Directing	Director	2003
Jesse Owens Movie	7.6	Production	Producer, Writer	2012
Vick Movie	7.1	Directing	Director	2020
After Jackie Movie	7.1	Production	Producer	2022
Hazing Movie	7.1	Production	Executive Producer	2022
We Shall Remain TV Show	8.2	Directing	Director 1 Episode	2009-2009
Sound of the Police Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	5.6	Directing	Director, Producer	2023
Jonathan Thunder: Good Mythology Movie		Production	Executive Producer	2023
Birthing a Nation: The Resistance of Mary Gaffney Short Film	6.6	Production	Executive Producer	2023
Sister Úna Lived a Good Death Movie		Production	Executive Producer	2024
San Juan Hill: Manhattan’s Lost Neighborhood Movie		Directing	Director	2024
30 for 30 TV Show Available on 3 streaming services.	8.6	Directing	Director 2 Episodes	2009
American Experience TV Show Available on 2 streaming services.	8.4	Production	Producer, Writer 1 Episode	1988
American Carnage Short Film	6.5	Production	Executive Producer	2017
Gavin Grimm vs. Short Film		Production	Executive Producer	2017
Picket Line Short Film		Production	Executive Producer	2017
Lynching Postcards: 'Token of A Great Day' Short Film	7.4	Production	Executive Producer	2021
Frederick Douglass: An American Life Short Film		Sound	Sound Recordist	1985
Puerto Rico: Our Right to Decide Short Film		Writing	Writer	1981
Sydney G. James: How We See Us Short Film		Production	Executive Producer	2023
Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas Short Film		Directing	Director	2012
Marcus Garvey: Look for Me in the Whirlwind Movie	8.2	Directing	Director	2000
Tulsa Burning: The 1921 Race Massacre Movie	7	Directing	Director	2021
Attica Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	7.6	Directing	Director, Writer, Producer	2021
Beyond Brown: Pursuing the Promise Movie	8	Directing	Director	2004
Becoming Frederick Douglass TV Special	7.9	Directing	Director, Producer, Executive Producer	2022
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