Tanya Hamilton

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Tanya Hamilton
Occupation(s)Film director, producer

Tanya Hamilton (born in Spanish Town, Jamaica) is an American film director and producer. She came to the United States at the age of eight, and settled in Maryland with her mother. She attended Duke Ellington School of the Arts, Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, and Columbia University. [1]

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Hamilton's first project was a short film entitled The Killers, which was released in 1997. This work won awards at the Berlin International Film Festival and New Line Cinema. Her first feature film was Night Catches Us , a portrayal of former Black Panthers reuniting in 1976 Philadelphia. In 2011, Hamilton received an Athena Film Festival award for directing, as well as Black Reel Award nomination for best director for this film. It was also nominated for an Independent Spirit Awards, four Image Awards, a Gotham Awards and the Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize.

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
1995The KillersDirector/WriterShort film
1999 Split Screen Director/WriterTV series, 1 episode
2010 Night Catches Us Director/WriterDebut feature film
2014MollyDirectorMovie
2016 Queen Sugar DirectorTV series, 1 episode
2016 The Vampire Diaries DirectorTV series, 1 episode
2017 American Crime DirectorTV series, 1 episode
2017 Famous in Love DirectorTV series, 1 episode
2017 Greenleaf DirectorTV series, 2 episodes
2018 Seven Seconds DirectorTV series, 1 episode
2018 Black Lightning DirectorTV series, 1 episode
2017 Love Is_ DirectorTV series, 1 episode
2018 The Deuce DirectorTV series, 2 episodes
2019 Berlin Station DirectorTV series, 2 episode
2019 The Chi DirectorTV series, 3 episode
2019 Scream DirectorTV series, 1 episode
2019 Snowfall DirectorTV series, 1 episodes
2019 The Deuce DirectorTV series, 2 episodes
2019 Godfather of Harlem DirectorTV series, 2 episodes
2020 Cherish the Day DirectorTV series, 2 episodes
2022 Big Sky DirectorTV series, 1 episodes
2022 Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty DirectorTV series, 4 episodes
2024 Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist DirectorTV miniseries, 2 episodes
2024 Get Millie Black DirectorTV series, 2 episodes
2025 Dope Thief DirectorTV series, 1 episode

References

  1. ↑ "Movie director Tanya Hamilton talks about debut film 'Night Catches Us'". Washington Post. December 25, 2010. Retrieved March 3, 2011.


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