Stanley Nelson
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 won three Primetime Emmy Awards. Among his notable films are Freedom Riders (2010), Wounded Knee (2009), Jonestown: The Life & Death of People's Temple (2006), Sweet Honey in the Rock: Raise Your Voice (2005), A Place of Our Own (2004), The Murder of Emmett Till (2003), and The Black Press: Soldiers without Swords (1998).
Known for
DirectingBirthday
July 7, 1955Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
40Place of birth
New York City, New York, USAAlso known as
Stanley Nelson Jr.
Cast credits
Crew credits
Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple
Director
Freedom Summer
Director, Writer
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution
Director, Writer, Producer
The Murder of Emmett Till
Director
Freedom Riders
Director, Writer, Producer
Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities
Director, Producer, Screenplay
A Place of Our Own
Director, Writer, Producer
The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords
Director, Writer, Producer
Black Memorabilia
Script Supervisor
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
Director, Producer
BOSS: The Black Experience in Business
Director, Producer
American Carnage
Executive Producer
Gavin Grimm vs.
Executive Producer
Vick
Director
Picket Line
Executive Producer
Marcus Garvey: Look for Me in the Whirlwind
Director
Frederick Douglass: An American Life
Sound Recordist
Two Dollars and A Dream: The Story of Madame C.J. Walker
Producer, Director, Editor, Researcher
Just Doin’ It (A Tale of Two Barbershops)
Sound, Assistant Editor
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
Director
Hazing
Executive ProducerImages
