Jamila Wignot | |
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| Years active | 2003–present |
Jamila Wignot is an American documentary filmmaker and producer from Brooklyn, New York. [1] Wignot has directed Ailey (2021), and co-directed Town Hall (2013) with Sierra Pettengill. In 2024, Wignot directed and produced the Peabody Award [2] winning documentary series Stax: Soulsville U.S.A. for HBO.
Wignot began her career serving as a production coordinator, researcher and director on American Experience for PBS. [3]
In 2013, Wignot co-directed with Sierra Pettengil, Town Hall, a documentary revolving around activists in the Tea Party movement for ITVS. [4] [5] [6] Wignot has additionally directed episodes of Makers: Women Who Make America , [7] [8] Finding Your Roots , [9] and The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross . [10]
In 2021, Wignot directed and produced Ailey which had its world premiere at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival and was released in July 2021, by Neon. [11] [12] Ailey is a documentary about a choreographer, and it allows Wignot to incorporate dance into film. [13] In 2024, she directed and produced the documentary series Stax: Soulsville U.S.A. for HBO Documentary Films. [14] [15]
She has served as a producer on A Stray directed by Musa Syeed, [16] and Riotsville, U.S.A. directed by Sierra Pettengill. [17]