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Jamila Wignot is an American film director and producer. Wignot has directed Ailey (2021), and co-directed Town Hall (2013) with Sierra Pettengill. In 2024, Wignot directed and produced Stax: Soulsville U.S.A. for HBO . Career. Wignot began her career serving as a production coordinator, researcher and director on American Experience for PBS. [1]
Jamila Wignot is an award-winning documentary filmmaker. Her body of work includes, The African Americans , Many Rivers To Cross , hosted by Henry Louis Gates, which won a Peabody, Emmy, and NAACP award; Town Hall a feature-length co-production with ITVS about the Tea Party movement; and for American Experience the Peabody Award-winning ...
May 21, 2024 · May 21, 20244:46 PM ET. Heard on All Things Considered. By. Marc Rivers. , Patrick Jarenwattananon. , Ailsa Chang. 8-Minute Listen. Playlist. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Jamila Wignot, the...
Jul 22, 2021 · Director Jamila Wignot on Capturing the Black, Gay Modern Dance Icon’s Full Legacy. “I wanted him to be able to speak to his own sexuality in the way that he did.”. By Sydney Baloue. July 22, 2021. Courtesy of NEON. The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater company is one of the best-known dance companies in the world.
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Alvin Ailey’s impact on American dance is incalculable. So says filmmaker Jamila Wignot — and, really, anyone who knows anything about dance. The choreographer and founder of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, who died in 1989, was known for work that centered the Black experience.
May 17, 2024 · Directed by Jamila Wignot. Airing from 8-10 p.m. (Central) on May 20 and 21 on HBO. All four episodes will also be available for streaming on May 20 on Max.
