Yoruba Richen
DirectingBorn Jan 1, 1972
New York City, New York, USA
Yoruba Richen (born 1972) is a film director, screenwriter and producer. She produced and directed The New Black (2013), which won the audience award at AFI Docs, Frameline Film Festival and Philly Q Fest. It also won best documentary at Urbanworld Film Festival. The New Black was nominated for an NAACP Image Award and a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Documentary. She is director of the documentary program at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism.
Known For
American Reckoning
movie2022
American Reckoning
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American Reckoning
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The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
movie2019
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
movie2019
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
movie2019
The New York Times Presents
tv2020
The New York Times Presents
tv2020
High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America
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American Experience
tv1988
American Experience
tv1988
American Experience
tv1988
Filmography
2025Free Joan Littleas Directormovie2025The Fall of Diddyas Directortv2024American Coup: Wilmington 1898as Writermovie2023The Cost of Inheritanceas Producermovie2022The Recall: Reframedas Producermovie2022Storming Caesars Palaceas Consulting Producermovie2022The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parksas Executive Producermovie2022American Reckoningas Directormovie2021High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed Americaas Directortv2021How It Feels to Be Freeas Directormovie2020The Killing of Breonna Tayloras Directormovie2020The New York Times Presentsas Producertv2020And She Could Be Nextas Field Directormovie2020The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Showas Directormovie2019American Factory: A Conversation with the Obamasas Directormovie2019The Green Book: Guide to Freedomas Directormovie2018Crooked Linesas Producermovie2018Dykes, Camera, Action!as Selfmovie2014Out in the Nightas Producermovie2013The New Blackas Writermovie2009Promised Landas Directormovie1988American Experienceas Directortv