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Roger Ross Williams
AKA: Роджер Росс Уильямс
Directing
Born: 1962
Easton, Pennsylvania, USA
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Biography
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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Known For
Savior Complex
Executive Producer
2023 · US
The Super Models
Director, Executive Producer
2023 · US
The 1619 Project
Director, Executive Producer
2023 · US
High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America
Director, Executive Producer
2021 · US
The Innocence Files
Director, Executive Producer
2020 · US
Dogs
Director
2018 · US
The New Yorker Presents
Director
2016 · US
Undercover Boss
Director
2010 · US
Full Credits
| Show / Title | Year | Credit / Role |
|---|---|---|
| Savior Complex | 2023 | Executive Producer |
| The Super Models | 2023 | Director, Executive Producer |
| The 1619 Project | 2023 | Director, Executive Producer |
| High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America | 2021 | Director, Executive Producer |
| The Innocence Files | 2020 | Director, Executive Producer |
| Dogs | 2018 | Director |
| The New Yorker Presents | 2016 | Director |
| Undercover Boss | 2010 | Director |
| Made in Hollywood | 2005 | Self |
| Independent Lens | 1999 | Director |
| Storyville | 1997 | Director |