
Roger Ross Williams
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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.
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Cassandro (2023)
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American Jail (2018)
Director

Stamped from the Beginning (2023)
Director

The Apollo (2019)
Director
Strange Arrivals (—)
Director

Life, Animated (2016)
Director

Love to Love You, Donna Summer (2023)
Director

God Loves Uganda (2013)
Director

Traveling While Black (2019)
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Take Back the Harbor (2018)
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Music by Prudence (2010)
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Time (2001)
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First Off The Tee (2003)
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Challenge America With Erin Brockovich (2001)
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Boys Will Be Girls (2003)
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Tutu: The Essence of Being Human (2014)
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Secret Son (2002)
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Blackface (2015)
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Land of the Lost Sidekicks (2016)
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Gospel of Intolerance (2015)
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Discovered at Sundance (1997)
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Power, Privilege & Justice (2003)
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New York Underground (2003)
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Jaiquan's Sketch (2019)
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The Lives They Lived (2003)
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Reagan: A Life In Pictures (2000)
Director
Moroccan Style (2004)
Director
Amazing Families (2006)
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