Stanley Nelson

Stanley Nelson

  • Birthday: 1955-07-07
  • Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
  • Also know as: Stanley Nelson Jr.

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).

Filmography

A Place of Our Own

2004

As Self - Narrator (voice)

Production

Freedom Summer

2014

As Director

The Murder of Emmett Till

2003

As Director

Freedom Riders

2010

As Director

A Place of Our Own

2004

As Director

Black Memorabilia

2018

As Script Supervisor

Vick

2020

As Director

Attica

2021

As Director

The Story of Access

2018

As Director

Sound of the Police

2023

As Director

A Place of Our Own

2004

As Producer

American Carnage

2017

As Executive Producer

Gavin Grimm vs.

2017

As Executive Producer

Picket Line

2017

As Executive Producer

Hazing

2022

As Executive Producer

Attica

2021

As Producer

Jesse Owens

2012

As Producer

Freedom Riders

2010

As Producer

Lynching Postcards: Token of a Great Day

2021

As Executive Producer

After Jackie

2022

As Producer

Becoming Frederick Douglass

2022

As Executive Producer

Free for ALL: Inside the Public Library

0000

As Executive Producer

Sound of the Police

2023

As Producer

Jonathan Thunder: Good Mythology

2023

As Executive Producer

Sydney G. James: How We See Us

2023

As Executive Producer

Bulls and Saints

2023

As Executive Producer

Sister Úna Lived a Good Death

2024

As Executive Producer

Frederick Douglass: An American Life

1985

As Sound Recordist

Freedom Summer

2014

As Writer

A Place of Our Own

2004

As Writer

Freedom Riders

2010

As Writer

Attica

2021

As Writer

Jesse Owens

2012

As Writer

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