Harcourt T. Fuller
- Producer
- Additional Crew
- Writer
I'm Dr. Harcourt Fuller, a scholar-turned-filmmaker based in Atlanta, Georgia. I am a History professor (with degrees from the City University of New York and the London School of Economics), and a Fulbright Global Scholar. I have film credits as a historical consultant, screenwriter, and producer, and I'm also a music producer. My international film projects are adaptations of my preexisting intellectual property, including academic writings, media articles, exhibitions, documentaries, music videos, shorts, public talks, and classes. My previous and future film projects focus on stories of the resistance, perseverance, and power of strong Black male and female characters from Africa, Europe, North America, Latin America, and the Caribbean. The Black history films that I've worked on were shot in countries on four continents.
I've been a historical consultant and on-screen commentator for international productions, including most recently, "One Thousand Years of Slavery" ("1000 Years A Slave"), a four-part Chanel 5 (UK) and Smithsonian TV (US) docu-series narrated by two-time Emmy® Award-winning actor Courtney B. Vance, and executive produced by Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance's Bassett Vance Productions. The series is now streaming on Amazon Prime, Hulu, Apple TV, etc. I produced the 2015 documentary "Queen Nanny: Legendary Maroon Chieftainess," which premiered at the UN Headquarters in New York City. "Queen Nanny" is available on Amazon Prime and The Africa Channel. I also write and produce history-inspired edutainment music and music videos, including "Mansa Musa," inspired by the life and legacy of Mansa Musa, the 14th century king and emperor of the Mali Empire in West Africa who is said to be the wealthiest person in world history.
I serve as an advisor and on-camera interviewee for the award-winning digital video series "Black History in Two Minutes or So" (McGee Media), executive produced and narrated by Harvard University professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. My episodes are set to air in 2024. "Radiolab" and "Dolly Parton's America" creator Jad Abumrad interviewed me for his podcast about the Nigerian Afrobeat music icon Fela Kuti, that is set to air in 2023.
As a numismatist (currency collector), I am the founder and director of the Black Money Exhibit, and I'm also a member of the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) at the United States Mint. Most of the film projects that I'm writing are based on Black historical figures who have been depicted on money. Award-winning producers and writers on popular feature films and TV series are attached to some of my projects.
I've been a historical consultant and on-screen commentator for international productions, including most recently, "One Thousand Years of Slavery" ("1000 Years A Slave"), a four-part Chanel 5 (UK) and Smithsonian TV (US) docu-series narrated by two-time Emmy® Award-winning actor Courtney B. Vance, and executive produced by Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance's Bassett Vance Productions. The series is now streaming on Amazon Prime, Hulu, Apple TV, etc. I produced the 2015 documentary "Queen Nanny: Legendary Maroon Chieftainess," which premiered at the UN Headquarters in New York City. "Queen Nanny" is available on Amazon Prime and The Africa Channel. I also write and produce history-inspired edutainment music and music videos, including "Mansa Musa," inspired by the life and legacy of Mansa Musa, the 14th century king and emperor of the Mali Empire in West Africa who is said to be the wealthiest person in world history.
I serve as an advisor and on-camera interviewee for the award-winning digital video series "Black History in Two Minutes or So" (McGee Media), executive produced and narrated by Harvard University professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. My episodes are set to air in 2024. "Radiolab" and "Dolly Parton's America" creator Jad Abumrad interviewed me for his podcast about the Nigerian Afrobeat music icon Fela Kuti, that is set to air in 2023.
As a numismatist (currency collector), I am the founder and director of the Black Money Exhibit, and I'm also a member of the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) at the United States Mint. Most of the film projects that I'm writing are based on Black historical figures who have been depicted on money. Award-winning producers and writers on popular feature films and TV series are attached to some of my projects.