Roger Ross Williams

male

Born on September 16, 1962 (62 years old)

From Easton, Pennsylvania, USA

Known for Directing

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Roger Ross Williams, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Cast Credits

2020
- One Story Up
  as
  Host
  2020
2015
- Blackface
  as
  Self
  2015
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
  as
  Self
  2015
2005
- Made in Hollywood
  as
  Self
  2005

Crew Credits

2025
- How to Build a Library
  as
  Executive Producer
  2025
- Move Ya Body: The Birth of House
  as
  Executive Producer
  2025
2024
- The Battle for Laikipia
  as
  Executive Producer
  2024
- Stone Mountain
  as
  Executive Producer
  2024
- Makayla's Voice: A Letter to the World
  as
  Executive Producer
  2024
2023
- Stamped from the Beginning
  as
  Producer
  2023
- Through Sunless Ways
  as
  Executive Producer
  2023
- Love to Love You, Donna Summer
  as
  Director
  2023
- Love to Love You, Donna Summer
  as
  Producer
  2023
- Stamped from the Beginning
  as
  Director
  2023
- TLC Forever
  as
  Executive Producer's Assistant
  2023
- Cassandro
  as
  Director
  2023
- Cassandro
  as
  Screenplay
  2023
- The 1619 Project
  as
  Executive Producer
  2023
- The 1619 Project
  as
  Director
  2023
- The Super Models
  as
  Executive Producer
  2023
- Savior Complex
  as
  Executive Producer
  2023
- The Super Models
  as
  Director
  2023
2022
- Civil: Ben Crump
  as
  Producer
  2022
- Magic Ring
  as
  Executive Producer
  2022
- Master of Light
  as
  Producer
  2022
2021
- Ranger
  as
  Producer
  2021
- High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America
  as
  Director
  2021
- High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America
  as
  Executive Producer
  2021
2020
- Between the World and Me
  as
  Executive Producer
  2020
- The Innocence Files
  as
  Executive Producer
  2020
- The Innocence Files
  as
  Director
  2020
- One Story Up
  as
  Director
  2020
- One Story Up
  as
  Executive Producer
  2020
- The Innocence Files
  as
  Creator
  2020
2019
- no image
  Jaiquan's Sketch
  as
  Director
  2019
- The Apollo
  as
  Director
  2019
- The Apollo
  as
  Writer
  2019
- The Apollo
  as
  Co-Producer
  2019
- After Maria
  as
  Executive Producer
  2019
- The Remix: Hip Hop x Fashion
  as
  Executive Producer
  2019
- Traveling While Black
  as
  Director
  2019
2018
- The Rachel Divide
  as
  Executive Producer
  2018
- American Jail
  as
  Director
  2018
- American Jail
  as
  Producer
  2018
- American Jail
  as
  Screenplay
  2018
- Take Back the Harbor
  as
  Director
  2018
- Dogs
  as
  Director
  2018
2016
- Life, Animated
  as
  Director
  2016
- Life, Animated
  as
  Producer
  2016
- Land of the Lost Sidekicks
  as
  Director
  2016
- The New Yorker Presents
  as
  Director
  2016
2015
- no image
  Blackface
  as
  Director
  2015
- no image
  Gospel of Intolerance
  as
  Director
  2015
2014
- no image
  Tutu: The Essence of Being Human
  as
  Director
  2014
- no image
  Tutu: The Essence of Being Human
  as
  Producer
  2014
2013
- God Loves Uganda
  as
  Director
  2013
- God Loves Uganda
  as
  Writer
  2013
- God Loves Uganda
  as
  Producer
  2013
2010
- Music by Prudence
  as
  Producer
  2010
- Music by Prudence
  as
  Director
  2010
- Undercover Boss
  as
  Director
  2010
2007
- Alone No Love
  as
  Producer
  2007
2006
- no image
  Amazing Families
  as
  Director
  2006
- no image
  Amazing Families
  as
  Producer
  2006
- no image
  Amazing Families
  as
  Writer
  2006
2004
- no image
  Moroccan Style
  as
  Director
  2004
- no image
  Moroccan Style
  as
  Producer
  2004
- no image
  Moroccan Style
  as
  Writer
  2004
2003
- no image
  First Off The Tee
  as
  Director
  2003
- Boys Will Be Girls
  as
  Director
  2003
- no image
  Power, Privilege & Justice
  as
  Director
  2003
- no image
  The Lives They Lived
  as
  Producer
  2003
- no image
  First Off The Tee
  as
  Producer
  2003
- no image
  Power, Privilege & Justice
  as
  Producer
  2003
- no image
  First Off The Tee
  as
  Writer
  2003
- no image
  Power, Privilege & Justice
  as
  Writer
  2003
- New York Underground
  as
  Director
  2003
- New York Underground
  as
  Writer
  2003
- no image
  The Lives They Lived
  as
  Writer
  2003
- no image
  The Lives They Lived
  as
  Director
  2003
- New York Underground
  as
  Producer
  2003
2002
- no image
  Secret Son
  as
  Director
  2002
- no image
  Secret Son
  as
  Producer
  2002
- no image
  Sheila Bridges: Designer Living
  as
  Director
  2002
- no image
  Sheila Bridges: Designer Living
  as
  Producer
  2002
- no image
  Sheila Bridges: Designer Living
  as
  Writer
  2002
- no image
  Life 360
  as
  Producer
  2002
- no image
  Sheila Bridges: Designer Living
  as
  Creator
  2002
2001
- no image
  Challenge America With Erin Brockovich
  as
  Director
  2001
- no image
  Time
  as
  Director
  2001
- no image
  Time
  as
  Producer
  2001
2000
- no image
  Reagan: A Life In Pictures
  as
  Director
  2000
- no image
  Reagan: A Life In Pictures
  as
  Producer
  2000
- no image
  Reagan: A Life In Pictures
  as
  Writer
  2000
1997
- no image
  Discovered at Sundance
  as
  Director
  1997
- no image
  Discovered at Sundance
  as
  Producer
  1997
- Storyville
  as
  Director
  1997
1996
- no image
  Sex, Drugs and Consequences
  as
  Producer
  1996
1995
- no image
  People Yearbook '95
  as
  Producer
  1995
1999
- Independent Lens
  as
  Director
  1999

Roger Ross Williams

Biography

Cast Credits

One Story Up

Blackface

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Made in Hollywood

Crew Credits

How to Build a Library

Move Ya Body: The Birth of House

The Battle for Laikipia

Stone Mountain

Makayla's Voice: A Letter to the World

Stamped from the Beginning

Through Sunless Ways

Love to Love You, Donna Summer

Love to Love You, Donna Summer

Stamped from the Beginning

TLC Forever

Cassandro

Cassandro

The 1619 Project

The 1619 Project

The Super Models

Savior Complex

The Super Models

Civil: Ben Crump

Magic Ring

Master of Light

Ranger

High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America

High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America

Between the World and Me

The Innocence Files

The Innocence Files

One Story Up

One Story Up

The Innocence Files

Jaiquan's Sketch

The Apollo

The Apollo

The Apollo

After Maria

The Remix: Hip Hop x Fashion

Traveling While Black

The Rachel Divide

American Jail

American Jail

American Jail

Take Back the Harbor

Dogs

Life, Animated

Life, Animated

Land of the Lost Sidekicks

The New Yorker Presents

Blackface

Gospel of Intolerance

Tutu: The Essence of Being Human

Tutu: The Essence of Being Human

God Loves Uganda

God Loves Uganda

God Loves Uganda

Music by Prudence

Music by Prudence

Undercover Boss

Alone No Love

Amazing Families

Amazing Families

Amazing Families

Moroccan Style

Moroccan Style

Moroccan Style

First Off The Tee

Boys Will Be Girls

Power, Privilege & Justice

The Lives They Lived

First Off The Tee

Power, Privilege & Justice

First Off The Tee

Power, Privilege & Justice