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Occupation. Director. Years active. 2006–present. Melina Matsoukas (born January 14, 1981) is an American music video, film, commercial and television director. She is a two-time Grammy Award winner and four-time MTV Video Music Awards winner for her "We Found Love" and "Formation" music videos. [1]
- January 14, 1981 (age 42), U.S.
- 2006–present
- Director
- New York University
Nov 27, 2019 · The director behind 'Formation' and a bold new outlaw-couple movie talks influences, empowerment and rebelling against the status quo. Learn how she created a vibrant and empowering vision of black women in her debut feature, Queen & Slim, starring Jodie Turner-Smith and Daniel Kaluuya.
- 5 min
- Amy Nicholson
Nov 9, 2019 · Melina Matsoukas’s Unflinching Eye. The director has collaborated with artists such as Beyoncé, Rihanna, and Issa Rae. Now she is set to premiere her debut feature film—a romance set against...
- Adrienne Green
Jan 25, 2020 · Sat 25 Jan 2020 12.00 EST. M elina Matsoukas, 39, directed some of the most acclaimed music videos of the 2010s, including Rihanna’s We Found Love, Solange’s Losing You and Beyoncé’s Formation,...
- 2 min
- Simran Hans
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Melina Matsoukas is a filmmaker of Greek, Jewish, African-Jamaican and African-Cuban descent. She has directed and produced music videos, TV shows and films, such as Beyoncé: Formation, Insecure and Queen & Slim.
- January 1, 1
- 4 min
- Director, Producer, Cinematographer
Nov 1, 2019 · Nov. 1, 2019. In literal terms, Melina Matsoukas is a first-time filmmaker — her directorial debut, “Queen & Slim,” written by Lena Waithe and starring Daniel Kaluuya and Jodie Turner-Smith,...
Melina Matsoukas (born January 14, 1981) is an American music video, film, commercial and television director. She is a two-time Grammy Award winner and four-time MTV Video Music Awards winner for her "We Found Love" and "Formation" music videos. She was honored with the Franklin J. Schaffner Alumni Medal by the American Film Institute in 2019.
