Stanley Nelson
United States
- Attica2021United States1 h 57 min
- Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool2019United Kingdom, United States1 h 55 min
- The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution2015United States1 h 53 min
- Freedom Riders2010United States1 h 57 min
- Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple2006United States1 h 26 min
- The Murder of Emmett Till2003United States53 min
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).
- Roles
- Director, producer, writer, co-director
- Born
- 7 July 1955, New York City, New York, USA
- On Pheelm
- 6 films directed, 2003 to 2021
- Link
- IMDb