Roger Ross Williams

Biography

Roger Ross Williams is an American director, producer and writer and the first African American director to win an Oscar, with his short film Music by Prudence

Most Famous Work

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Independent Lens

(1999) Director

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Storyville

(1997) Director

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Undercover Boss

(2010) Director

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The Innocence Files

(2020) Creator

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High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America

(2021) Executive Producer

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Cassandro

(2023) Screenplay

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Savior Complex

(2023) Executive Producer

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The New Yorker Presents

(2016) Director

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2020	Host	One Story Up 2020-10-15 TV Show
2015	Self	Blackface 2015-11-25 Movie
	Self	Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter 2015-08-02 TV Show
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2024	Executive Producer	The Battle for Laikipia 2024-01-24 Movie
2023	Executive Producer	Through Sunless Ways 2023-11-20 Movie
	Producer	Stamped from the Beginning 2023-11-10 Movie
	Executive Producer	Savior Complex 2023-09-26 TV Show
	Executive Producer	The Super Models 2023-09-19 TV Show
	Executive Producer's Assistant	TLC Forever 2023-06-03 Movie
	Producer	Love to Love You, Donna Summer 2023-02-21 Movie
	Executive Producer	The 1619 Project 2023-01-26 TV Show
2022	Executive Producer	Magic Ring 2022-10-12 Movie
	Producer	Civil: Ben Crump 2022-06-17 Movie
	Producer	Master of Light 2022-03-12 Movie
2021	Producer	Ranger 2021-10-01 Movie
	Executive Producer	High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America 2021-05-26 TV Show
2020	Executive Producer	Between the World and Me 2020-11-21 Movie
	Executive Producer	One Story Up 2020-10-15 TV Show
	Executive Producer	The Innocence Files 2020-04-15 TV Show
2019	Executive Producer	The Remix: Hip Hop x Fashion 2019-05-02 Movie
	Executive Producer	After Maria 2019-04-28 Movie
	Co-Producer	The Apollo 2019-04-24 Movie
2018	Producer	American Jail 2018-07-01 Movie
	Executive Producer	The Rachel Divide 2018-04-23 Movie
2016	Producer	Life, Animated 2016-07-01 Movie
2014	Producer	Tutu: The Essence of Being Human 2014-09-05 Movie
2013	Producer	God Loves Uganda 2013-10-11 Movie
2010	Producer	Music by Prudence 2010-04-01 Movie
2007	Producer	Alone No Love 2007-12-31 Movie
2006	Producer	Amazing Families 2006-09-07 Movie
2004	Producer	Moroccan Style 2004-09-01 Movie
2003	Producer	New York Underground 2003-10-05 Movie
	Producer	First Off The Tee 2003-09-08 Movie
	Producer	Power, Privilege & Justice 2003-07-05 Movie
	Producer	The Lives They Lived 2003-05-01 Movie
2002	Producer	Secret Son 2002-09-07 Movie
	Producer	Life 360 2002-09-03 TV Show
	Producer	Sheila Bridges: Designer Living 2002-01-01 TV Show
2001	Producer	Time 2001-07-05 Movie
2000	Producer	Reagan: A Life In Pictures 2000-09-05 Movie
1997	Producer	Discovered at Sundance 1997-09-08 Movie
	Producer	TV Nation: Volume One 1997-09-07 Movie
1996	Producer	Sex, Drugs and Consequences 1996-09-07 Movie
1995	Producer	People Yearbook '95 1995-09-08 Movie
	Executive Producer	How to Build A Library Movie
	Executive Producer	The Night Disco Died Movie
	Producer	The Empire of Ebony Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2023	Director	Stamped from the Beginning 2023-11-10 Movie
	Director	The Super Models 2023-09-19 TV Show
	Director	Cassandro 2023-09-14 Movie
	Director	Love to Love You, Donna Summer 2023-02-21 Movie
	Director	The 1619 Project 2023-01-26 TV Show
2021	Director	High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America 2021-05-26 TV Show
2020	Director	One Story Up 2020-10-15 TV Show
	Director	The Innocence Files 2020-04-15 TV Show
2019	Director	Jaiquan's Sketch 2019-05-01 Movie
	Director	The Apollo 2019-04-24 Movie
	Director	Traveling While Black 2019-01-25 Movie
2018	Director	Dogs 2018-11-16 TV Show
	Director	Take Back the Harbor 2018-11-11 Movie
	Director	American Jail 2018-07-01 Movie
2016	Director	Land of the Lost Sidekicks 2016-10-01 Movie
	Director	Life, Animated 2016-07-01 Movie
	Director	The New Yorker Presents 2016-02-16 TV Show
2015	Director	Blackface 2015-12-01 Movie
	Director	Gospel of Intolerance 2015-05-01 Movie
2014	Director	Tutu: The Essence of Being Human 2014-09-05 Movie
2013	Director	God Loves Uganda 2013-10-11 Movie
2010	Director	Music by Prudence 2010-04-01 Movie
	Director	Undercover Boss 2010-02-07 TV Show
2006	Director	Amazing Families 2006-09-07 Movie
2004	Director	Moroccan Style 2004-09-01 Movie
2003	Director	New York Underground 2003-10-05 Movie
	Director	First Off The Tee 2003-09-08 Movie
	Director	Boys Will Be Girls 2003-08-17 Movie
	Director	Power, Privilege & Justice 2003-07-05 Movie
	Director	The Lives They Lived 2003-05-01 Movie
2002	Director	Secret Son 2002-09-07 Movie
	Director	Sheila Bridges: Designer Living 2002-01-01 TV Show
2001	Director	Challenge America With Erin Brockovich 2001-09-15 Movie
	Director	Time 2001-07-05 Movie
2000	Director	Reagan: A Life In Pictures 2000-09-05 Movie
1999	Director	Independent Lens 1999-08-09 TV Show
1997	Director	Storyville 1997-11-15 TV Show
	Director	Discovered at Sundance 1997-09-08 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2023	Screenplay	Cassandro 2023-09-14 Movie
2019	Writer	The Apollo 2019-04-24 Movie
2018	Screenplay	American Jail 2018-07-01 Movie
2013	Writer	God Loves Uganda 2013-10-11 Movie
2006	Writer	Amazing Families 2006-09-07 Movie
2004	Writer	Moroccan Style 2004-09-01 Movie
2003	Writer	New York Underground 2003-10-05 Movie
	Writer	First Off The Tee 2003-09-08 Movie
	Writer	Power, Privilege & Justice 2003-07-05 Movie
	Writer	The Lives They Lived 2003-05-01 Movie
2002	Writer	Sheila Bridges: Designer Living 2002-01-01 TV Show
2000	Writer	Reagan: A Life In Pictures 2000-09-05 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Creator

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2020	Creator	The Innocence Files 2020-04-15 TV Show
2002	Creator	Sheila Bridges: Designer Living 2002-01-01 TV Show
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Editing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1999	Editor	C’Mon Midffild: Merry Christmas? 1999-10-24 Movie
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