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Kemp Powers (born October 30, 1973) is an American playwright, screenwriter, and director. He is best known for his play One Night in Miami and the 2020 film adaptation of the same name , as well as for co-directing the animated films Soul (2020) and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023).
- October 30, 1973 (age 49), Brooklyn, New York
- 2012–present
- American
- Howard University
Dec 21, 2020 · Kemp Powers’s long journey to becoming Pixar’s first Black writer-director. By Michael Cavna. December 21, 2020 at 6:00 a.m. EST. Kemp Powers is the co-director of Pixar's upcoming movie ...
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Kemp Powers is an award-winning filmmaker who has worked on Soul, One Night in Miami, and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. IMDb provides his biography, credits, videos, photos, and trivia.
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Kemp Powers had no film credits in 2018, when he was summoned to Pixar Animation Studios in Emeryville, Calif., to give notes on a secret work in progress. During the flight from Los Angeles, the ...
Kemp Powers is a Golden Globe-winning and Academy Award-nominated screenwriter, playwright, producer and director. He co-wrote and co-directed Pixar's "Soul" and is working on two Netflix features and a stage play.
Jun 20, 2023 · Listen to Kemp Powers, the writer and codirector of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, talk about his career and projects. He also shares his experiences with Soul, One Night in Miami, and being the first Black codirector of a Disney feature.
Jan 27, 2021 · Kemp Powers co-wrote and co-directed the Pixar movie “Soul” as well as adapted his own stage play for the film “One Night in Miami.”. (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times) By Akiva Gottlieb ...
