Stanley Nelson

Stanley Nelson - Director, Executive Producer known for his work in such projects: «Picket Line» (2017), «Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy» (2021), «Sister Úna Lived a Good Death» (2024), «Disco’s Revenge» (2024), «We Want the Funk!» (2025),

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).

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