Stanley Nelson

male

Born on July 07, 1955 (70 years old)

From New York City, New York, USA

Known for Directing

Biography

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).

Cast Credits

2004
- A Place of Our Own
  as
  Self - Narrator (voice)
  2004
1996
- The Daily Show
  as
  Self
  1996

Crew Credits

2026
- American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez
  as
  Executive Producer
  2026
2025
- Free for All: The Public Library
  as
  Executive Producer
  2025
- We Want the Funk!
  as
  Director
  2025
- Sun Ra: Do the Impossible
  as
  Executive Producer
  2025
- Critical Condition: Health in Black America
  as
  Director
  2025
- The Inquisitor
  as
  Executive Producer
  2025
- True North
  as
  Executive Producer
  2025
- Becoming Thurgood: America's Social Architect
  as
  Executive Producer
  2025
2024
- Sister Úna Lived a Good Death
  as
  Executive Producer
  2024
- San Juan Hill: Manhattan’s Lost Neighborhood
  as
  Director
  2024
2023
- Bulls and Saints
  as
  Executive Producer
  2023
- Birthing a Nation: The Resistance of Mary Gaffney
  as
  Executive Producer
  2023
- Sound of the Police
  as
  Director
  2023
- Sound of the Police
  as
  Producer
  2023
- Sydney G. James: How We See Us
  as
  Executive Producer
  2023
- no image
  Jonathan Thunder: Good Mythology
  as
  Executive Producer
  2023
2022
- Becoming Frederick Douglass
  as
  Director
  2022
- Hazing
  as
  Executive Producer
  2022
- After Jackie
  as
  Producer
  2022
- Becoming Frederick Douglass
  as
  Executive Producer
  2022
- Becoming Frederick Douglass
  as
  Producer
  2022
2021
- Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom
  as
  Director
  2021
- Attica
  as
  Director
  2021
- Attica
  as
  Writer
  2021
- Attica
  as
  Producer
  2021
- Tulsa Burning: The 1921 Race Massacre
  as
  Director
  2021
- Lynching Postcards: Token of a Great Day
  as
  Executive Producer
  2021
- Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
  as
  Director
  2021
2020
- Vick
  as
  Director
  2020
- Black Panthers
  as
  Director
  2020
2019
- Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
  as
  Director
  2019
- Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
  as
  Producer
  2019
- BOSS: The Black Experience in Business
  as
  Director
  2019
- BOSS: The Black Experience in Business
  as
  Producer
  2019
2018
- The Story of Access
  as
  Director
  2018
- Black Memorabilia
  as
  Script Supervisor
  2018
2017
- Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities
  as
  Director
  2017
- Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities
  as
  Producer
  2017
- Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities
  as
  Screenplay
  2017
- Gavin Grimm vs.
  as
  Executive Producer
  2017
- American Carnage
  as
  Executive Producer
  2017
- Picket Line
  as
  Executive Producer
  2017
2015
- Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band
  as
  Executive Producer
  2015
- The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution
  as
  Director
  2015
- The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution
  as
  Writer
  2015
- The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution
  as
  Producer
  2015
2014
- Freedom Summer
  as
  Director
  2014
- Freedom Summer
  as
  Writer
  2014
2012
- Jesse Owens
  as
  Producer
  2012
- Jesse Owens
  as
  Writer
  2012
- Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas
  as
  Director
  2012
2010
- Freedom Riders
  as
  Writer
  2010
- Freedom Riders
  as
  Director
  2010
- Freedom Riders
  as
  Producer
  2010
2009
- We Shall Remain
  as
  Director
  2009
- 30 for 30
  as
  Director
  2009
2008
- Faubourg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans
  as
  Executive Producer
  2008
2006
- Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple
  as
  Director
  2006
2004
- Beyond Brown: Pursuing the Promise
  as
  Director
  2004
- A Place of Our Own
  as
  Writer
  2004
- A Place of Our Own
  as
  Director
  2004
- A Place of Our Own
  as
  Producer
  2004
2003
- The Murder of Emmett Till
  as
  Director
  2003
2001
- Marcus Garvey: Look for Me in the Whirlwind
  as
  Director
  2001
1999
- The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords
  as
  Producer
  1999
- The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords
  as
  Director
  1999
- The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords
  as
  Writer
  1999
1988
- American Experience
  as
  Producer
  1988
- American Experience
  as
  Writer
  1988
1987
- Two Dollars and A Dream: The Story of Madame C.J. Walker
  as
  Director
  1987
- Two Dollars and A Dream: The Story of Madame C.J. Walker
  as
  Editor
  1987
- Two Dollars and A Dream: The Story of Madame C.J. Walker
  as
  Researcher
  1987
- Two Dollars and A Dream: The Story of Madame C.J. Walker
  as
  Producer
  1987
1985
- Frederick Douglass: An American Life
  as
  Sound Recordist
  1985
1981
- no image
  Puerto Rico: Our Right to Decide
  as
  Writer
  1981
1976
- Just Doin’ It (A Tale of Two Barbershops)
  as
  Sound
  1976
- Just Doin’ It (A Tale of Two Barbershops)
  as
  Assistant Editor
  1976

Stanley Nelson

Biography

Cast Credits

A Place of Our Own

The Daily Show

Crew Credits

American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez

Free for All: The Public Library

We Want the Funk!

Sun Ra: Do the Impossible

Critical Condition: Health in Black America

The Inquisitor

True North

Becoming Thurgood: America's Social Architect

Sister Úna Lived a Good Death

San Juan Hill: Manhattan’s Lost Neighborhood

Bulls and Saints

Birthing a Nation: The Resistance of Mary Gaffney

Sound of the Police

Sound of the Police

Sydney G. James: How We See Us

Jonathan Thunder: Good Mythology

Becoming Frederick Douglass

Hazing

After Jackie

Becoming Frederick Douglass

Becoming Frederick Douglass

Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom

Attica

Attica

Attica

Tulsa Burning: The 1921 Race Massacre

Lynching Postcards: Token of a Great Day

Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy

Vick

Black Panthers

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

BOSS: The Black Experience in Business

BOSS: The Black Experience in Business

The Story of Access

Black Memorabilia

Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities

Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities

Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities

Gavin Grimm vs.

American Carnage

Picket Line

Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band

The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution

The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution

The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution

Freedom Summer

Freedom Summer

Jesse Owens

Jesse Owens

Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas

Freedom Riders

Freedom Riders

Freedom Riders

We Shall Remain

30 for 30

Faubourg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans

Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple

Beyond Brown: Pursuing the Promise

A Place of Our Own

A Place of Our Own

A Place of Our Own

The Murder of Emmett Till

Marcus Garvey: Look for Me in the Whirlwind

The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords

The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords

The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords

American Experience

American Experience

Two Dollars and A Dream: The Story of Madame C.J. Walker

Two Dollars and A Dream: The Story of Madame C.J. Walker

Two Dollars and A Dream: The Story of Madame C.J. Walker

Two Dollars and A Dream: The Story of Madame C.J. Walker

Frederick Douglass: An American Life