Angela Tucker
Angela Tucker | |
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Born | 10 August |
Occupation(s) | Director, Writer and Producer |
Years active | 2003–present |
Angela Tucker is an American writer, director and Emmy-nominated producer.[1][2][3] She is best known for her work on Black Folk Don't, (A)sexual and All Styles.[4][5][6]
Life and career
Tucker graduated from Wesleyan University with a BA, and from Columbia University with an MFA.[7] She was a Sundance Institute Women Filmmakers Initiative fellow.[8] She has received grants from the MacArthur Foundation, the Ford Foundation, Tribeca All Access and the Brooklyn Arts Council.[9][10] She was awarded an Artist Residency at Yaddo in Saratoga Springs.[11]
Tucker was the Director of Production at Big Mouth Films, a social issue documentary production company. In 2010, Tucker left Big Mouth Productions to focus on her own film production company, TuckerGurl Inc.[citation needed] Her directorial debut under her own company was the feature documentary, (A)sexual, about people who experience no sexual attraction, premiered at Frameline Film Festival.[12][13] In 2013, she directed and produced the documentary series, Black Folk Don't, featured in Time Magazine's “10 Ideas That Are Changing Your Life”.[14]
Tucker's directorial debut feature film, All Styles, starring Dushaunt Fik-Shun Stegall and Heather Morris, premiered on Showtime.[15] In 2018, she directed a short film, All Skinfolk, Ain’t Kinfolk, premiered at Doc NYC.[16] She is also slated to direct the upcoming feature film, Paper Chase, starring Queen Latifah.[17]
Filmography
Year | Title | Writer | Director | Producer | Notes |
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2003 | Conversations with Id | Short Film | |||
2004 | Shook | Short Film | |||
2005 | The Birthday Girl | Short Film | |||
2008 | Invisible Men: Greg's Story | Documentary short | |||
2008 | Invisible Men: Andrew's Story | Documentary short | |||
2008 | Afropop: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange | Documentary[18] | |||
2009 | No Family History | Documentary | |||
2010 | Dreaming Nicaragua | Documentary[19] | |||
2010 | Pushing the Elephant | Documentary[20] | |||
2011 | (A)sexual | Documentary | |||
2013 | The New Black | Documentary | |||
2014 | Just the Three of Us | Short film | |||
2015 | New Orleans, Here and Now | TV Series | |||
2015 | Independent Lens | TV Series; 2 Episodes | |||
2013-2016 | Black Folk Don't | TV Series; 10 Episodes | |||
2017 | Intersection | Short film | |||
2018 | All Styles | Feature Film | |||
2018 | All Skinfolk Ain't Kinfolk | Short Film | |||
2020 | Paper Chase | (pre-production) |
References
- ^ "Angela Tucker Explores 'Black Folk Don't' [INTERVIEW]". ebony.com. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
- ^ "An interview with Angela Tucker, director (a)sexual". virginitymovie.com. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
- ^ "Angela Tucker". tfiny.org. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
- ^ "Black Folk Don't: An Interview With Series Creator Angela Tucker". kickmag.net. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
- ^ "(A)sexual Star and Director David Jay and Angela Tucker". slate.com. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
- ^ "Shout! Studios Acquires Angela Tucker's Dance Drama Feature Film "All Styles,"". blackfilm.com. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
- ^ "The PBS and Adobe Foundations Join with POV in Awarding Grants To 15 Documentary Projects by Young Filmmakers". archive.pov.org. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
- ^ "Women at Sundance Fellows: Hitting Their Stride". sundance.org. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
- ^ "Pushing the Elephant". macfound.org. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
- ^ "2010 REGRANT RECIPIENTS". brooklynartscouncil.org. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
- ^ "Filmmakers". yaddo.org. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
- ^ "(A)sexual". variety.com. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
- ^ "(A)sexual premieres at Frameline Film Festival". juliesondradecker.com. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
- ^ "6. Black Irony". content.time.com. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
- ^ "ALL STYLES". sho.com. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
- ^ "ALL SKINFOLK AIN'T KINFOLK". docnyc.net. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
- ^ "Queen Latifah to Star in and Exec Produce Teen Comedy "Paper Chase," Angela Tucker Directing". womenandhollywood.com. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
- ^ "Upcoming 'AfroPop' Docuseries Designed To Give Audience A Unique Experience". baltimoretimes-online.com. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
- ^ "Dreaming Nicaragua (Work in Progress)". idfa.nl. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
- ^ "Pushing the Elephant". itvs.org. Retrieved 2019-07-28.