Stanley Nelson

Stanley Nelson

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

07/07/1955

Age

70 years old

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Stanley Earl Nelson Jr. (born June 7, 1951) is an American documentary filmmaker and a MacArthur Fellow known as a director, writer and producer of documentaries examining African-American history and experiences. He is a recipient of the 2013 National Humanities Medal from President Obama. He has w... Read More

Filmography

Cast

2004

A Place of Our Own

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Crew

2025

True North

as Executive Producer

2025

Sun Ra: Do the Impossible

as Executive Producer

2025

The Inquisitor

as Executive Producer

2025

Free for All: The Public Library

as Executive Producer

2025

We Want the Funk!

as Director

2024

Sister Úna Lived a Good Death

as Executive Producer

2023

Bulls and Saints

as Executive Producer

2023

Sound of the Police

as Director

2023

Sound of the Police

as Producer

2023

Jonathan Thunder: Good Mythology

as Executive Producer

2023

Sydney G. James: How We See Us

as Executive Producer

2022

Becoming Frederick Douglass

as Executive Producer

2022

After Jackie

as Producer

2022

Hazing

as Executive Producer

2021

Attica

as Director

2021

Attica

as Writer

2021

Attica

as Producer

2020

Vick

as Director

2018

The Story of Access

as Director

2018

Black Memorabilia

as Script Supervisor

2017

American Carnage

as Executive Producer

2017

Gavin Grimm vs.

as Executive Producer

2017

Picket Line

as Executive Producer

2014

Freedom Summer

as Director

2014

Freedom Summer

as Writer

2012

Jesse Owens

as Writer

2012

Jesse Owens

as Producer

2010

Freedom Riders

as Writer

2010

Freedom Riders

as Director

2010

Freedom Riders

as Producer

2004

A Place of Our Own

as Director

2004

A Place of Our Own

as Writer

2004

A Place of Our Own

as Producer