Stanley Nelson
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1955-07-07 (70 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also known As
Stanley Nelson Jr.
Stanley Nelson
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).
Acting
2004
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Production
2006
2022
as Director
2021
as Director
2022
as Executive Producer
2022
as Producer
2014
as Writer
2014
as Director
2021
as Director
2023
as Executive Producer
2010
as Writer
2023
as Executive Producer
2021
as Writer
2021
as Producer
2012
as Writer
2012
as Producer
2015
as Executive Producer
2015
2021
as Director
2022
as Producer
2022
as Executive Producer
2018
as Director
2003
as Director
2010
as Director
2010
as Producer
1999
as Producer
2021
as Executive Producer
2004
as Director
2015
2015
2024
as Executive Producer
1981
as Writer
2004
as Writer
2004
as Director
2025
as Executive Producer
1999
as Director
2018
as Script Supervisor
2023
as Producer
2023
as Director
2023
as Executive Producer
2023
as Executive Producer
2019
as Director
2004
as Producer
2019
as Producer
2019
as Producer
2019
as Director
2017
as Executive Producer
2017
as Executive Producer
2020
as Director
2017
as Executive Producer
1999
2001
as Director
1985
as Sound Recordist
1987
1987
1987
1976
1976
as Assistant Editor
2021
as Director
2024
as Director
2012
as Director
2025
as Director
2025
as Executive Producer
2025
as Director
2025
as Executive Producer
2008
as Executive Producer
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