Directing
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).
Directing (19)
The Color of Cola2026 · Director
We Want the Funk!2025 · Director
San Juan Hill: Manhattan's Lost Neighborhood
San Juan Hill: Manhattan's Lost Neighborhood2024 · Director
Sound of the Police
Sound of the Police2023 · Director
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy2021 · Director
Attica
Attica2021 · Director
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool2019 · Director
Boss: The Black Experience in Business
Boss: The Black Experience in Business2019 · Director
Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities
Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities2017 · Director
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution2015 · Director
Freedom Summer
Freedom Summer2014 · Director
Freedom Riders
Freedom Riders2010 · Director
Wounded Knee
Wounded Knee2009 · Director
Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple
Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple2006 · Director
Sweet Honey in the Rock: Raise Your Voice
Sweet Honey in the Rock: Raise Your Voice2005 · Director
A Place of Our Own
A Place of Our Own2004 · Director
Marcus Garvey: Look For Me in the Whirlwind
Marcus Garvey: Look For Me in the Whirlwind2001 · Director
The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords
The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords1999 · Director
Two Dollars and a Dream
Two Dollars and a Dream1989 · Director
Crew (18)
The Color of Cola2026 · Executive Producer
Cindy Tran: From Here to Here
Cindy Tran: From Here to Here2025 · Executive Producer
The Inquisitor2025 · Executive Producer
Sound of the Police
Sound of the Police2023 · producer
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool2019 · Producer
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution2015 · producer
Freedom Summer
Freedom Summer2014 · producer
Freedom Riders
Freedom Riders2010 · producer
Wounded Knee
Wounded Knee2009 · producer
Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple
Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple2006 · producer
Sweet Honey in the Rock: Raise Your Voice
Sweet Honey in the Rock: Raise Your Voice2005 · producer
A Place of Our Own
A Place of Our Own2004 · producer
Marcus Garvey: Look For Me in the Whirlwind
Marcus Garvey: Look For Me in the Whirlwind2001 · producer
The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords
The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords1999 · producer
Shattering the Silences: The Case for Minority Faculty
Shattering the Silences: The Case for Minority Faculty1997 · producer
Two Dollars and a Dream
Two Dollars and a Dream1989 · producer
Two Dollars and a Dream
Two Dollars and a Dream1989 · Editor
Two Dollars and a Dream
Two Dollars and a Dream1989 · Director of Photography
Writing (6)
Attica
Attica2021 · Writer
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution2015 · written by
Freedom Summer
Freedom Summer2014 · written by
Freedom Riders
Freedom Riders2010 · written by
A Place of Our Own
A Place of Our Own2004 · Writer
The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords
The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords1999 · writer