Roger Ross Williams Was the First Black Director to Win an Oscar, but the Industry Still Held Him Back
Inspired by the activism of the past weeks, Williams has big plans to scale up his company and support young black filmmakers.
Inspired by the activism of the past weeks, Williams has big plans to scale up his company and support young black filmmakers.
The film makes a direct connection between segregationist policies of Jim Crow-era USA, to police violence in the present-day, and is a nominee for Outstanding Original Interactive Program.
Roger Ross Williams’ historical overview celebrates the history of a theater that has major significance for African-American entertainment.
The film “chronicles the unique history and contemporary legacy of the New York City landmark” and feature interviews with Patti LaBelle, Pharrell Williams, Smokey Robinson, and Jamie Foxx.
The new film from the Oscar-winning director of “Life, Animated” looks at the destructive, cyclical aspects of the U.S. prison system.
Academy Award-winning filmmaker Roger Ross Williams shares his experiences with the Full Frame Documentary Festival’s new high school program to address issues with race in the doc world.
The director of the Oscar-nominated film discusses Owen Suskind’s quest to take control of his life in the face of autism.
As part of our ongoing FilmStruck series, the “Life, Animated” director discusses the ways that von Trier’s 1996 film illuminates both selflessness and brutality.
The Oscar-winning documentarian says it’s impossible to imagine the level of access that was needed to make this film.
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The Academy Award-winning director breaks down how he approached the story of a boy who learned to speak through Disney characters.
An autistic man learns to experience the world through classic cartoons, and in the process, gives them new value.