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Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple (2006) -- Featuring never-before-seen footage, this documentary delivers a startling new look at the Peoples Temple, headed by preacher Jim Jones who, in 1978, led more than 900 members to Guyana, where he orchestrated a mass suicide via tainted punch.

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Date of Birth:
7 July 1955, USA more
Trivia:
(2002) Awarded a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship ("genius grant")
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Awards:
Won Primetime Emmy. Another 8 wins & 6 nominations more
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More Sundance goodies, here's the genre stuff!
 (From QuietEarth. 4 December 2008, 1:01 PM, PST)

Filmography

Producer
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- 1. Straight Shots: Guns at Cornell (filming) (2010) (executive producer) (producer) 2010 - -
- 2. "The American Experience" (1988)   producer (4 episodes, 2001-2009) 2009 - 8.5 (193)
- 3. "We Shall Remain" (2009)   producer (1 episode, 2009) 2009 - 6.4 (10)
1 TV episode:
- 4. Wounded Knee (2009) (producer) 2009 - 8.8 (7)
- 5. Faubourg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans (2008) (executive producer) 2008 - 8.2 (24)
- 6. Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple (2006) (producer) 2006 - 8.1 (1,011)
- 7. Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats & Rhymes (2006) (executive producer) 2006 - 7.5 (103)
- 8. Sweet Honey in the Rock: Raise Your Voice (2005) (producer) 2005 - 9.2 (11)
- 9. "CNN Presents" (1993)   executive producer (1 episode, 2005) 2005 - 5.0 (14)
1 TV episode:
- 10. Beyond Brown: Pursuing the Promise (2004) (TV) (executive producer) 2004 - -
- 11. A Place of Our Own (2004) (producer) 2004 - 9.1 (18)
- 12. Faces of Change (2002) (executive producer) (producer) 2002 - 9.1 (5)
- 13. Duke Ellington's Washington (2000) (TV) (producer) 2000 - -
- 14. Marcus Garvey: Look for Me in the Whirlwind (2000) (TV) (producer) 2000 - 8.4 (20)
- 15. The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords (1999) (producer) 1999 - 7.7 (20)
- 16. Shattering the Silences: The Case for Minority Faculty (1997) (producer) 1997 - -
Director
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- 1. "The American Experience" (1988)   (4 episodes, 2001-2009) 2009 - 8.5 (193)
- 2. "We Shall Remain" (2009)   (1 episode, 2009) 2009 - 6.4 (10)
1 TV episode:
- 3. Wounded Knee (2009) 2009 - 8.8 (7)
- 4. Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple (2006) 2006 - 8.1 (1,011)
- 5. Sweet Honey in the Rock: Raise Your Voice (2005) 2005 - 9.2 (11)
- 6. Beyond Brown: Pursuing the Promise (2004) (TV) 2004 - -
- 7. A Place of Our Own (2004) 2004 - 9.1 (18)
- 8. Faces of Change (2002) 2002 - 9.1 (5)
- 9. Marcus Garvey: Look for Me in the Whirlwind (2000) (TV) 2000 - 8.4 (20)
- 10. The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords (1999) 1999 - 7.7 (20)
Writer
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- 1. A Place of Our Own (2004) (writer) 2004 - 9.1 (18)
- 2. Duke Ellington's Washington (2000) (TV) (writer) 2000 - -
- 3. The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords (1999) (writer) 1999 - 7.7 (20)
Thanks
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- 1. Making Grace (2004) (special thanks) 2004 - 6.7 (9)
Self
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- 1. "The Charlie Rose Show" (1991)   Himself (1 episode, 2004) 2004 - 7.8 (219)
AKAs:
  • Charlie Rose (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 2. "Tavis Smiley" (2004)   Himself (1 episode, 2004) 2004 - 5.6 (86)
1 TV episode:
- 3. A Place of Our Own (2004) Himself/Narrator 2004 - 9.1 (18)
- 4. Duke Ellington's Washington (2000) (TV) Himself 2000 - -

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