Angela Tucker

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Angela Tucker
Born10 August
Occupations
  • Director
  • writer
  • producer
Years active2003–present

Angela Lynn 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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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.. [17]

Filmography

YearTitleWriterDirectorProducerNotes
2003Conversations with IdRed x.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgShort Film
2004ShookRed x.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svgShort Film
2005The Birthday GirlGreen check.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgShort Film
2008Invisible Men: Greg's StoryRed x.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgDocumentary short
2008Invisible Men: Andrew's StoryRed x.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgDocumentary short
2008Afropop: The Ultimate Cultural ExchangeRed x.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svgDocumentary [18]
2009No Family HistoryRed x.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svgDocumentary
2010Dreaming NicaraguaRed x.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svgDocumentary [19]
2010Pushing the ElephantRed x.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svgDocumentary [20]
2011(A)sexualRed x.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgDocumentary
2013The New BlackRed x.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svgDocumentary
2014Just the Three of UsGreen check.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgShort film
2015New Orleans, Here and NowRed x.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgTV series
2015Independent LensRed x.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svgTV series; 2 episodes
2013-2016Black Folk Don'tRed x.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgTV series; 10 episodes
2017IntersectionGreen check.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgShort film
2018All StylesGreen check.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgFeature Film
2018All Skinfolk Ain't KinfolkRed x.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgShort Film
2020Paper ChaseGreen check.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svg(pre-production)

References

  1. ↑ "Angela Tucker Explores 'Black Folk Don't' [INTERVIEW]". ebony.com. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
  2. ↑ "An interview with Angela Tucker, director (a)sexual". Archived from the original on 2019-08-16. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
  3. ↑ "Angela Tucker". tfiny.org. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
  4. ↑ "Black Folk Don't: An Interview With Series Creator Angela Tucker". kickmag.net. 4 July 2012. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
  5. ↑ "(A)sexual Star and Director David Jay and Angela Tucker". slate.com. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
  6. ↑ "Shout! Studios Acquires Angela Tucker's Dance Drama Feature Film "All Styles,"". blackfilm.com. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "Women at Sundance Fellows: Hitting Their Stride". sundance.org. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
  9. ↑ "Pushing the Elephant". macfound.org. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
  10. ↑ "2010 REGRANT RECIPIENTS". brooklynartscouncil.org. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
  11. ↑ "Filmmakers". yaddo.org. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
  12. ↑ "(A)sexual". variety.com. 28 June 2011. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
  13. ↑ "(A)sexual premieres at Frameline Film Festival". juliesondradecker.com. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
  14. ↑ "6. Black Irony". Time. 12 March 2012. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
  15. ↑ "ALL STYLES". sho.com. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
  16. ↑ "ALL SKINFOLK AIN'T KINFOLK". docnyc.net. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
  17. ↑ "Queen Latifah to Star in and Exec Produce Teen Comedy "Paper Chase," Angela Tucker Directing". womenandhollywood.com. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
  18. ↑ "Upcoming 'AfroPop' Docuseries Designed To Give Audience A Unique Experience". baltimoretimes-online.com. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
  19. ↑ "Dreaming Nicaragua (Work in Progress)". idfa.nl. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
  20. ↑ "Pushing the Elephant". itvs.org. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
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