Yoruba Richen

Yoruba Richen

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Born 1972-01-01 New York City, New York, USA 5 credit(s) Popularity 0.2
Yoruba Richen (born 1972) is a film director, screenwriter and producer. She produced and directed The New Black (2013), which won the audience award at AFI Docs, Frameline Film Festival and Philly Q Fest. It also won best documentary at Urbanworld Film Festival. The New Black was nominated for an NAACP Image Award and a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Documentary. She is director of the documentary program at the ...
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Yoruba Richen (born 1972) is a film director, screenwriter and producer. She produced and directed The New Black (2013), which won the audience award at AFI Docs, Frameline Film Festival and Philly Q Fest. It also won best documentary at Urbanworld Film Festival. The New Black was nominated for an NAACP Image Award and a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Documentary. She is director of the documentary program at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism.

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The Fall of Diddy poster
The Fall of Diddy
as Director
2025-01-27
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Black and Missing poster
Black and Missing
as Director
2021-11-23
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High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America poster
High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America
as Director
2021-05-26
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The New York Times Presents poster
The New York Times Presents
as Director, Producer
2020-07-10
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American Experience poster
American Experience
as Director, Producer, Writer
1988-10-04
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