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Roger Ross Williams

Director, Producer, Writer, Additional CreditsBorn September 16, 1962 (62 years)
Roger Ross Williams (born September 16, 1962; Easton) is an American documentary director, producer and writer and the first African American director to win an Academy Award (Oscar), with his short film "Music by Prudence"; this film won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Film in 2009.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Life, Animated
  • Ranger

Known For

  • Life, Animated
  • Cassandro
  • Undercover Boss (US)
  • The Innocence Files
  • The Rachel Divide
  • The 1619 Project
  • Stamped from the Beginning
  • God Loves Uganda
  • Dogs
  • The Apollo
  • High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America
  • Love to Love You, Donna Summer
  • Savior Complex
  • The Super Models
  • Between the World and Me
  • Makayla's Voice: A Letter to the World
  • Civil: Ben Crump
  • Master of Light
  • The New Yorker Presents
  • After Maria
  • TLC Forever

Featured Videos

    Filmography

    2017
    The Oscars · as Self - Nominee
    2015
    2011
    PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton (TV Series) · as Self
    2010
    The 82nd Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Winner
    2005
    Made In Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self
    2001
    Democracy Now! (TV Series) · as Self
    1996
    The Daily Show (TV Series) · as Self

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