Coke Daniels

Last updated

Damon "Coke" Daniels is an American film director, screenwriter and film producer. [1] [2] He wrote and co-produced the 2004 Miramax film My Baby's Daddy . [3] He also wrote, produced and directed the 2021 film Karen [4] [5] , staring Taryn Manning and Cory Hardrict. In 2024, he wrote and directed the emotionally charged drama The Waterboyz, starring Omar Dorsey, Quavo, and La La Anthony, in which he won Best Director at the 2024 American Black Film Festival.

Contents


Filmography

YearFilm Director Writer Producer
2004 My Baby's Daddy NoYesYes
2006 Who Made the Potatoe Salad? YesYesNo
2007Gangsta Rap: The GlockumentaryYesYesYes
2009BustedYesNoYes
2012HighwayYesYesYes
2013Parking Lot Pimpin'YesYesYes
2013HollywontYesNoNo
2019His, Hers & the TruthYesYesYes
2021Fruits of the HeartYesYesYes
2021 Karen YesYesYes
2024The WaterboyzYesYesYes

References

  1. "Director Coke Daniels Joins Bullitt For Branded Content". Shoot. August 10, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  2. Kazi, Safeeyah (June 22, 2021). "Coke Daniels Delighted That 'Karen' Movie is Being Compared to 'Get Out'". Newsweek. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  3. Stern, Marlow (June 27, 2021). "Karen' Director Defends His Controversial Movie: 'It's a Feel-Good Film'". The Daily Beast. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  4. Telusma, Blue (June 25, 2021). "'Karen' director Coke Daniels says he did not copy 'Get Out' after backlash". TheGrio. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  5. Stidhum, Tonja Renée (June 25, 2021). "Not a Kopykat Karen? Director Coke Daniels Insists He Did Not Rip Off Jordan Peele's Get Out". The Root. Retrieved December 3, 2022.