Stanley Nelson
Known for: Directing
Born: July 6, 1955 in 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
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A Place of Our Own
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Daily Show
Self
Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple
Director
Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom
Director
Becoming Frederick Douglass
Director
Hazing
Executive Producer
After Jackie
Producer
Freedom Summer
Director
Attica
Director
Bulls and Saints
Executive Producer
Freedom Riders
Writer
Birthing a Nation: The Resistance of Mary Gaffney
Executive Producer
Jesse Owens
Producer
Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band
Executive Producer
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution
Director
Tulsa Burning: The 1921 Race Massacre
Director
The Story of Access
Director
The Murder of Emmett Till
Director
The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords
Producer
Lynching Postcards: Token of a Great Day
Executive Producer
Beyond Brown: Pursuing the Promise
Director
Sister Úna Lived a Good Death
Executive Producer
Puerto Rico: Our Right to Decide
Writer
Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities
Director