Stanley Nelson
DirectingBorn Jul 7, 1955
New York City, New York, USA
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
A Place of Our Own
movie2004
Hollywood Black
tv2024
A Place of Our Own
movie2004
A Place of Our Own
movie2004
A Place of Our Own
movie2004
Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom
movie2021
After Jackie
movie2022
Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities
movie2017
Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities
movie2017
Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities
movie2017
Jesse Owens
movie2012
Jesse Owens
movie2012
Filmography
2026American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdezas Executive Producermovie2025Becoming Thurgood: America's Social Architectas Executive Producermovie2025True Northas Executive Producermovie2025Sun Ra: Do the Impossibleas Executive Producermovie2025The Inquisitoras Executive Producermovie2025Free for All: The Public Libraryas Executive Producermovie2025Critical Condition: Health in Black Americaas Directormovie2025We Want the Funk!as Directormovie2024San Juan Hill: Manhattan’s Lost Neighborhoodas Directormovie2024Sister Úna Lived a Good Deathas Executive Producermovie2024Hollywood Blackas Selftv2024Disco’s Revengeas Executive Producermovie2023Bulls and Saintsas Executive Producermovie2023Sound of the Policeas Directormovie2023Birthing a Nation: The Resistance of Mary Gaffneyas Executive Producermovie2023Jonathan Thunder: Good Mythologyas Executive Producermovie2023Sydney G. James: How We See Usas Executive Producermovie2022Becoming Frederick Douglassas Executive Producermovie2022After Jackieas Producermovie2022Hazingas Executive Producermovie2021Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedomas Directormovie2021Lynching Postcards: Token of a Great Dayas Executive Producermovie2021Atticaas Producermovie2021Tulsa Burning: The 1921 Race Massacreas Directormovie2021Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracyas Directormovie2020Black Panthersas Directortv2020Vickas Directormovie2019Miles Davis: Birth of the Coolas Producermovie2019BOSS: The Black Experience in Businessas Directormovie2018The Story of Accessas Directormovie2018Black Memorabiliaas Script Supervisormovie2017American Carnageas Executive Producermovie2017Gavin Grimm vs.as Executive Producermovie2017Picket Lineas Executive Producermovie2017Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universitiesas Producermovie2015Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Bandas Executive Producermovie2015The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolutionas Writermovie2014Freedom Summeras Directormovie2012Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideasas Directormovie2012Jesse Owensas Producermovie2010Freedom Ridersas Producermovie200930 for 30as Directortv2009We Shall Remainas Directortv2008Faubourg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleansas Executive Producermovie2006Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Templeas Directormovie2004A Place of Our Ownas Producermovie2004Beyond Brown: Pursuing the Promiseas Directormovie2003The Murder of Emmett Tillas Directormovie2001Marcus Garvey: Look for Me in the Whirlwindas Directormovie1999The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swordsas Writermovie1996The Daily Showas Selftv1988American Experienceas Producertv1987Two Dollars and A Dream: The Story of Madame C.J. Walkeras Researchermovie1985Frederick Douglass: An American Lifeas Sound Recordistmovie1981Puerto Rico: Our Right to Decideas Writermovie1976Just Doin’ It (A Tale of Two Barbershops)as Assistant Editormovie