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Roger Ross Williams is an award-winning director, producer and writer and the first African American director to win an Oscar, with his short film Music by Prudence.
Born
Sunday, 16 September 1973
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Oscars | Self - nominee | 2017 |
| Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter | Self | 2015 |
| Live@Sundance | Self | 2014 |
| TakePart Live | Self - Guest | 2013 |
| The 82nd Annual Academy Awards | Self - Winner | 2010 |
| Sundance Film Festival: YouTube Channel | Self | 2006 |
| Life 360 | Self - Filmmaker (segment "Confronting Dad") | 2001 |
| The Daily Show | Self | 1996 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Oscars | Self - nominee | 2017 |
| Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter | Self | 2015 |
| Live@Sundance | Self | 2014 |
| TakePart Live | Self - Guest | 2013 |
| The 82nd Annual Academy Awards | Self - Winner | 2010 |
| Sundance Film Festival: YouTube Channel | Self | 2006 |
| Life 360 | Self - Filmmaker (segment "Confronting Dad") | 2001 |
| The Daily Show | Self | 1996 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Stamped from the Beginning | 2023 |
| The Super Models | 2023 |
| Cassandro | 2023 |
| Love to Love You, Donna Summer | 2023 |
| The 1619 Project | 2023 |
| High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America | 2021 |
| The Innocence Files | 2020 |
| The Apollo | 2019 |
| Take Back the Harbor | 2018 |
| Dogs | 2018 |
| Life, Animated | 2016 |
| The New Yorker Presents | 2015 |
| God Loves Uganda | 2013 |
| Music by Prudence | 2010 |
| Undercover Boss | 2010 |
| Sheila Bridges: Designer Living | 2002 |
| Independent Lens | 1999 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Stamped from the Beginning | 2023 |
| Savior Complex | 2023 |
| The Super Models | 2023 |
| TLC Forever | 2023 |
| Love to Love You, Donna Summer | 2023 |
| Civil: Ben Crump | 2022 |
| High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America | 2021 |
| Between the World and Me | 2020 |
| The Innocence Files | 2020 |
| The Apollo | 2019 |
| Master of Light | 2019 |
| After Maria | 2019 |
| The Remix: Hip Hop X Fashion | 2019 |
| The Rachel Divide | 2018 |
| The Gospel According to André | 2018 |
| Life, Animated | 2016 |
| God Loves Uganda | 2013 |
| Music by Prudence | 2010 |
| Life 360 | 2001 |
| Independent Lens | 1999 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2020 | Emmy | Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special | Won |
| 2017 | Oscar | Best Documentary Feature | Nominated |
| 2010 | Oscar | Best Documentary, Short Subjects | Won |
