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Angela Tucker

American writer, director, and producer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Angela Tucker is an American writer, and Emmy and Webby award winning producer/director.[1][2][3] She is best known for her work on Black Folk Don't, (A)sexual and All Styles.[4][5][6]

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Angela Tucker
Born10 August
Occupation(s)Director, Writer and Producer
Years active2003–present
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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..[17]

Filmography

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Year Title Writer Director Producer Notes
2003 Conversations with Id Red XN Green tickY Red XN Short Film
2004 Shook Red XN Red XN Green tickY Short Film
2005 The Birthday Girl Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Short Film
2008 Invisible Men: Greg's Story Red XN Green tickY Red XN Documentary short
2008 Invisible Men: Andrew's Story Red XN Green tickY Red XN Documentary short
2008 Afropop: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange Red XN Red XN Green tickY Documentary[18]
2009 No Family History Red XN Red XN Green tickY Documentary
2010 Dreaming Nicaragua Red XN Red XN Green tickY Documentary[19]
2010 Pushing the Elephant Red XN Red XN Green tickY Documentary[20]
2011 (A)sexual Red XN Green tickY Red XN Documentary
2013 The New Black Red XN Red XN Green tickY Documentary
2014 Just the Three of Us Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Short film
2015 New Orleans, Here and Now Red XN Green tickY Red XN TV series
2015 Independent Lens Red XN Red XN Green tickY TV series; 2 episodes
2013-2016 Black Folk Don't Red XN Green tickY Green tickY TV series; 10 episodes
2017 Intersection Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Short film
2018 All Styles Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Feature Film
2018 All Skinfolk Ain't Kinfolk Red XN Green tickY Red XN Short Film
2020 Paper Chase Green tickY Green tickY Red XN (pre-production)
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