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Chinonye Chukwu (/ ˈ tʃ iː n oʊ j ə ˈ tʃ uː k uː / CHEE-noh-yə CHOO-koo; born May 19, 1985) is a Nigerian-American film director best known for the drama films Clemency and Till. She is the first African-American woman to win the U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize at Sundance.
- Clemency
Clemency is a 2019 American drama film written and directed...
- Till (film)
Till is a 2022 biographical drama film directed by Chinonye...
- Clemency
Chinonye Chukwu was born on 19 May 1985 in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. She is a director and writer, known for Till (2022), Clemency (2019) and A Long Walk (2013).
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- Director, Writer, Producer
- Port Harcourt, Nigeria
- Chinonye Chukwu
Oct 23, 2022 · He's the 14-year-old African American Chicago teen who, in 1955, was abducted and brutally murdered while visiting family in a small town in Mississippi - Money, Miss. - all for allegedly whistling...
Oct 7, 2022 · In addressing a horrific episode of Jim Crow-era injustice, Till director Chinonye Chukwu pivoted to Mamie Till-Mobley's journey into activism: 'Black women are so often erased in society at...
Nov 1, 2022 · Like many Black people in America, director Chinonye Chukwu grew up learning about the story of Emmett Till, the 14-year-old Black boy who was brutally murdered in Mississippi in 1955 for...
