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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. [1] [2] He is a recipient of the 2013 National Humanities Medal from President Obama. He has won three Primetime Emmy Awards. [3]
Apr 3, 2006 · Veteran filmmaker Stanley Earl Nelson, Jr., was born on June 8, 1951, in New York City. He attended New Lincoln School, a Manhattan private school, from kindergarten through high school. He attended Beloit College in Wisconsin, and later transferred to six different colleges including New York University, Morris Brown, and Hunter College.
Mar 20, 2022 · The New Yorker Interview. Stanley Nelson’s Lifetime of Documenting Black Experience. The filmmaker discusses the film he co-directed about the Attica prison uprising, how he got his start,...
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Stanley Nelson Jr. Reflects on First Oscar Nomination | Oscar Nominees Night 2022. Nelson’s film ‘Attica’ is nominated for best documentary feature.
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Aug 25, 2023 · Stanley Earl Nelson Jr., an award-winning documentarian and co-founder of Firelight Media joins Dr. Kaye to discuss the purpose of his new film, Sound of The Police. 'Sound of the Police,' my new documentary with Valerie Scoon, examines the fraught relationship between Black Americans and the police, from slavery to the present.
May 13, 2011 · Stanley Nelson's “Freedom Riders” tells the story of civil rights activists fighting against segregation. Chester Higgins Jr./. The New York Times. By Mike Hale. May 13, 2011. FOR some...
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Jan 9, 2020 · 4. 291 views 4 years ago. Stanley Nelson Jr. came of age as a filmmaker in the 1970s as Hollywood was making 'blacksploitation' films like 'Shaft.' But as the son of a librarian and a...
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