Awards
- winner
- nomination
Academy Awards
- 2018 - (Honorary Award)
Sundance Film Festival
-
1990 -
To Sleep with Anger (1990)
(U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic) -
1990 -
To Sleep with Anger (1990)
(Dramatic Special Jury Recognition)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
-
2007 -
Killer of Sheep (1978)
(Special Award) -
1990 -
To Sleep with Anger (1990)
(Best Screenplay)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
-
1990 -
To Sleep with Anger (1990)
(Best Screenplay) - 1990 - (Special Citation)
Independent Spirit Awards
-
1991 -
To Sleep with Anger (1990)
(Best Director) -
1991 -
To Sleep with Anger (1990)
(Best Screenplay)
Director
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 2009 |
Relative Stranger (TV movie) |
| 2007 |
Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation |
| 2000 |
Finding Buck McHenry (TV movie) |
| 1999 |
Selma, Lord, Selma (TV movie) |
The Annihilation of Fish |
|
| 1998 |
The Wedding (TV movie) |
| 1996 |
Nightjohn (TV movie) |
| 1994 |
The Glass Shield |
| 1991 |
America Becoming |
| 1990 |
To Sleep with Anger |
| 1983 |
My Brother's Wedding |
| 1978 |
Killer of Sheep |
| 1969 |
Several Friends |
| Series | |
|---|---|
| 1997 |
The Wonderful World of Disney |
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2021 |
After the LockDown: Black in LA |
| 2020 |
Cinetracts '20 |
| 2018 |
Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights Revolution (TV movie) |
| 2003 |
For Reel? (TV movie) |
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property |
|
The Blues (series) |
|
| 1998 |
Dr. Endesha Ida Mae Holland |
| Short | |
|---|---|
| 2007 |
Quiet as Kept |
| 2000 |
Olivia's Story |
| 1995 |
When It Rains |
| 1973 |
The Horse |
Screenwriter
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 2007 |
Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation |
| 1994 |
The Glass Shield |
| 1990 |
To Sleep with Anger |
| 1978 |
Killer of Sheep |
| Short | |
|---|---|
| 2007 |
Quiet as Kept |
Cinematographer
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 1978 |
Killer of Sheep |
| Short | |
|---|---|
| 2007 |
Quiet as Kept |
Producer
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 1978 |
Killer of Sheep |
Editor
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 1978 |
Killer of Sheep |
Actor
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2022 |
Is That Black Enough for You?!? |
| 2017 |
We Blew It |
| 2016 |
Spirits of Rebellion: Black Cinema at UCLA |
| 2011 |
The Story of Film: An Odyssey (series) |
These Amazing Shadows |
|
| 2002 |
Independent View (series) |
| Short | |
|---|---|
| 2000 |
Olivia's Story |