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Dec 21, 2020 · December 21, 2020 at 6:00 a.m. EST. Kemp Powers is the co-director of Pixar's upcoming movie “Soul.” (Nolwen Cifuentes for The Washington Post) The geniuses at Pixar had a problem, and this...
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Sharing a name with his grandfather and great-grandfather, Kemp Willis Powers was born the fourth of five children, and the eldest son, growing up in the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Coney...
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).
AwardDate Of CeremonyCategoryFilmOne Night in MiamiSpider-Man: Across the Spider-VerseApril 7, 2021Best ScreenplayOne Night in MiamiJanuary 4, 2021Best Writing, Adapted ScreenplayOne Night in Miami- October 30, 1973 (age 49), Brooklyn, New York
- 2012–present
- American
- Howard University
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Aug 29, 2023 · Aug 29, 2023. 3:12 pm. Kemp Powers cut his teeth on big screen productions as a director for the popular film Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, and in do so he helped change the way the...
Nov 19, 2020 · By Sonaiya Kelley Staff Writer. Nov. 19, 2020 7 AM PT. In 1963, jazz pianist Herbie Hancock was playing a show with Miles Davis when, during Davis’ solo, he played the wrong chord. Shamed, he froze...
Powers currently lives in Los Angeles, California, and has two children. At the moment, he is working on two projects he cannot disclose; one is animated and the other is live-action. He’ll continue to bring Black voices into creative spaces, and believes his journey speaks to increased opportunities for people of color.
