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500 Years Later (2005) -- From the onset of the African holocaust of enslavement and colonialism, Africans are still struggling for basic freedom. Filmed in five continents, "500 Years Later" is a timeless and compelling journey, infused with the spirit and music of liberation.
One Special Moment (2001) -- An action adventure film star becomes smitten with an idealistic high school teacher when he agrees to participate in a business deal involving the teacher's ambitious clothing designer brother.
Life Support (2007) -- The true-life story of a mother who overcame an addiction to crack and became a positive role model and a AIDS activist in the black community.
500 Years Later (2005) -- Crime, drugs, HIV/AIDS, poor education, inferiority complex, low expectation, poverty, corruption, poor health, and underdevelopment plagues people of African decent globally – Why? 500 years later from the onset of Slavery and subsequent Colonialism, Africans are still struggling for basic freedom–Why? 500 YEARS LATER is a critically acclaimed multi-award winning documentary filmed in five continents, 500 Years Later engages the authentic retrospective voice, told from the African vantage-point of those whom history has sought to silence by examining the legacy of enslavement that uprooted Africans from their culture and homeland. 500 Years Later is a timeless compelling journey, infused with the spirit and music of liberation that chronicles the struggle of a people who have fought and continue to fight for the most essential human right – freedom.
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Date of Birth:
1 September 1957, Brooklyn, New York, USA more
Contact:
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Trivia:
Winner of an American Book Award for "Hip Hop America".
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Awards:
1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(8 articles)
Gotham Awards 2009
 (From Alt Film Guide. 30 November 2009, 5:28 PM, PST)
"The Hurt Locker" Tops Gotham Independent Film Awards!
 (From Manny the Movie Guy. 19 October 2009, 5:02 PM, PDT)

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Producer, Writer, Director, Soundtrack, Thanks, Self
Producer:
  1. Left Unsaid (2010) (post-production) (executive producer)

  2. Good Hair (2009) (executive producer)
  3. "American Gangster" (executive producer) (26 episodes, 2006-2009)
        - Romper Room Gang (2009) TV episode (executive producer)
        - The Shower Posse (2008) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Willie Lloyd (2008) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Guy Fisher (2008) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Mutulu Shakur (2008) TV episode (executive producer)
          (21 more)
  4. 5th Annual VH1 Hip Hop Honors (2008) (TV) (co-executive producer)
  5. 4th Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors (2007) (TV) (consulting producer)
  6. 3rd Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors (2006) (TV) (co-executive producer)
  7. Richard Pryor: The Funniest Man Dead or Alive (2005) (TV) (consulting producer) (executive producer)
  8. 2nd Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors (2005) (TV) (consulting producer)
  9. Hip-Hop Honors (2004) (TV) (consulting producer)
  10. The N Word (2004) (producer)
    ... aka The N-Word: Divided We Stand (USA: DVD box title)
  11. Everyday People (2004) (executive producer)

  12. "The Chris Rock Show" (consulting producer) (12 episodes, 1997) (supervising producer) (4 episodes, 1997)
        - Episode #1.17 (1997) TV episode (consulting producer)
        - Episode #1.16 (1997) TV episode (consulting producer)
        - Episode #1.15 (1997) TV episode (consulting producer)
        - Episode #1.14 (1997) TV episode (consulting producer)
        - Episode #1.13 (1997) TV episode (consulting producer)
          (11 more)
  13. CB4 (1993) (producer)
  14. Just Another Girl on the I.R.T. (1992) (associate producer)
  15. Strictly Business (1991) (associate producer)
  16. Def by Temptation (1990) (executive producer)
Writer:
  1. Left Unsaid (2010) (post-production) (written by)

  2. Life Support (2007) (TV) (written by)
  3. One Special Moment (2001) (TV) (writer)

  4. "Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child" (1 episode, 1999)
        - The Bremen Town Musicians (1999) TV episode (writer)
  5. CB4 (1993) (screenplay) (story)
  6. Strictly Business (1991) (written by)

  7. Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul (1988) (TV) (written by)
Director:
  1. Left Unsaid (2010) (post-production)

  2. 4th Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors (2007) (TV) (segment "Hip Hop I.Q.")
  3. Life Support (2007) (TV)
  4. One Special Moment (2001) (TV)
Soundtrack:
  1. CB4 (1993) (writer: "Wackee Dee is in the House")
Thanks:
  1. Smoke Signals (1998) (thanks)
    ... aka Le secret des cendres (Canada: French title)
  2. Chris Rock: Bring the Pain (1996) (TV) (special thanks)
Self:
  1. Downtown Calling (2009) (completed) .... Himself

  2. "Unsung" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2009)
        - Teena Marie (2009) TV episode .... Himself
        - Florence Ballard (2009) TV episode .... Himself
  3. "Life After" .... Himself (3 episodes, 2009)
        - Bell Biv DeVoe (2009) TV episode .... Himself
        - Christopher 'Kid' Reid (2009) TV episode .... Himself
        - Daryl 'Chill' Mitchell (2009) TV episode .... Himself
  4. Doctor Prince & Mister Jackson (2009) (TV) .... Himself
    ... aka Docteur Prince & Mister Jackson (France)
    ... aka Doctor Prince und Mister Jackson (Germany)
  5. "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" .... Himself (1 episode, 2009)
        - Episode dated 19 May 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Himself
  6. "Open Book" (2009) TV series .... Himself
  7. "Moving Pictures Live!" (2009) TV series (uncredited) .... Himself
  8. "American Gangster" .... Himself (4 episodes, 2007-2008)
        - Guy Fisher (2008) TV episode .... Himself
        - Larry Davis (2008) TV episode .... Himself
        - Kenneth McGriff (2007) TV episode .... Himself
        - Felix Mitchell (2007) TV episode .... Himself
  9. The Wire: The Last Word (2007) (TV) .... Himself
  10. The Wire Odyssey (2007) (TV) .... Himself
  11. 4th Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors (2007) (TV) (voice) (uncredited) .... Himself
  12. Bring That Year Back 2006: Laugh Now, Cry Later (2006) (TV) .... Himself
  13. "SexTV" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
        - Shafted: The Story of Blaxploitation Cinema (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  14. "The South Bank Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2004-2006)
        - Dusty Springfield (2006) TV episode .... Himself
        - Othello (2004) TV episode .... Himself
  15. The 50 Greatest Documentaries (2005) (TV) .... Himself
  16. Letter to the President (2005) (V) .... Himself - Author / Journalist
  17. 500 Years Later (2005) .... Himself
  18. Making a Mark (2005) (V) .... Himself
  19. Birth of a Nation: The Making of 'School Daze' (2005) (V) .... Himself
  20. College Daze (2005) (V) .... Himself
  21. "48 Hours" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
    ... aka 48 Hours Investigates (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka 48 Hours Mystery (USA: alternative title)
        - Michael Jackson: Critical Stage (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  22. Hip-Hop Honors (2004) (TV) .... Himself
  23. "And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop" (2004) TV mini-series .... Himself
  24. The N Word (2004) .... Himself
    ... aka The N-Word: Divided We Stand (USA: DVD box title)
  25. Focused Digizine #1 (2004) (V) .... Himself
  26. "ESPN SportsCentury" .... Himself (4 episodes, 2000-2003)
        - Latrell Sprewell (2003) TV episode .... Himself
        - Mike Tyson (2002) TV episode .... Himself
        - Jackie Robinson (2001) TV episode .... Himself
        - Joe Louis (2000) TV episode .... Himself
  27. "American Masters" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
        - James Brown: Soul Survivor (2003) TV episode .... Himself
  28. Nina Simone: A Tribute (2003) (TV) .... Himself
  29. It's Black Entertainment (2002) (TV) .... Himself
  30. "Heroes of Black Comedy" (2002) TV mini-series .... Himself
  31. Raisin' Kane: A Rapumentary (2001) .... Himself
    ... aka Raisin' Kane (USA: short title)
  32. Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks (2000) (TV) .... Himself
  33. Bill Russell: My Life, My Way (2000) (TV) .... Himself (Writer)

  34. Michael Jordan: His Airness (1999) (V) .... Himself
  35. Chris Rock: Bring the Pain (1996) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
  36. "The Oprah Winfrey Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1990)
    ... aka Oprah (USA: short title)
        - Episode dated 7 March 1990 (1990) TV episode .... Himself

  37. "The Rock 'n' Roll Evening News" (1986) TV series .... Himself/Correspondent

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Other Works:
Book: "Buppies, B-Boys, Baps & Bohos" more
Genres:
Documentary | Comedy | Biography | Music more
Plot Keywords:
African American | Character Name In Title | Hip Hop | Independent Film more

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