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Nneka Onuorah

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Nneka Onuorah
Nneka Onuorah is an award-winning documentary filmmaker, television producer, and activist of Nigerian-American descent. She is known for her film, "The Same Difference," a documentary about internalized homophobia within the black lesbian community. The film was nominated for a GLAAD award in the category of "Best Documentary." Her credits include field producer on the Netflix original docu-series "First and Last," about inmates' intake and release from the prison system and "My House," a documentary-series about the black queer vogue scene for Viceland. Most recently she worked along side Director Dee Rees and Oscar winning producer Cassian Elwes on an upcoming feature film, "The Last Thing He Wanted." Nneka has a continued commitment to giving a voice to the voiceless through her work on the "Black Girls Rock" awards and her "We are All Women Campaign," a global visibility campaign dedicated to improving equitable healthcare and housing for lesbian women.
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy

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Giselle Bailey and Nneka Onuorah at an event for The Legend of the Underground (2021)

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The Same Difference (2015)
The Same Difference
7.1
  • Producer
  • 2015
The Legend of the Underground (2021)
The Legend of the Underground
6.7
  • Producer
  • 2021
Ben Affleck, Willem Dafoe, Rosie Perez, and Anne Hathaway in The Last Thing He Wanted (2020)
The Last Thing He Wanted
4.3
  • Additional Crew(Cassian Elwes)
  • 2020
Lizzo's Watch Out for the Big Grrrls (2022)
Lizzo's Watch Out for the Big Grrrls
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Producer

  • The Legend of the Underground (2021)
    The Legend of the Underground
  • First and Last (2018)
    First and Last
  • My House (2018)
    My House
  • Barack Obama and Macklemore in Prescription for Change: Ending America's Opioid Crisis (2016)
    Prescription for Change: Ending America's Opioid Crisis
  • History Now (2016)
    History Now
  • True Life (1998)
    True Life
    • (2016)
  • The Same Difference (2015)
    The Same Difference
  • Black Girls Rock! (2015)
    Black Girls Rock!
  • Black Girls Rock! 2013 (2013)
    Black Girls Rock! 2013
  • Black Girls Rock (2010)
    Black Girls Rock! 2012
  • Black Girls Rock (2010)
    Black Girls Rock! 2011

Director

  • Adam Conover in The G Word with Adam Conover (2022)
    The G Word with Adam Conover
  • Lizzo's Watch Out for the Big Grrrls (2022)
    Lizzo's Watch Out for the Big Grrrls
  • The Legend of the Underground (2021)
    The Legend of the Underground
  • Queer & Fier(ce) (2019)
    Queer & Fier(ce)
  • The Same Difference (2015)
    The Same Difference

Writer

  • Queer & Fier(ce) (2019)
    Queer & Fier(ce)
  • The Same Difference (2015)
    The Same Difference
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