Angela Tucker

Angela Tucker is an American writer, director and Emmy-nominated producer.[1][2][3] She is best known for her work on Black Folk Don't, (A)sexual and All Styles.[4][5][6]

Angela Tucker
Born10 August
OccupationDirector, Writer and Producer
Years active2003–present

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. 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, starring Queen Latifah.[17]

Filmography
Year Title Writer Director Producer Notes
2003 Conversations with Id N Y N Short Film
2004 Shook N N Y Short Film
2005 The Birthday Girl Y Y N Short Film
2008 Invisible Men: Greg's Story N Y N Documentary short
2008 Invisible Men: Andrew's Story N Y N Documentary short
2008 Afropop: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange N N Y Documentary[18]
2009 No Family History N N Y Documentary
2010 Dreaming Nicaragua N N Y Documentary[19]
2010 Pushing the Elephant N N Y Documentary[20]
2011 (A)sexual N Y N Documentary
2013 The New Black N N Y Documentary
2014 Just the Three of Us Y Y N Short film
2015 New Orleans, Here and Now N Y N TV Series
2015 Independent Lens N N Y TV Series; 2 Episodes
2013-2016 Black Folk Don't N Y Y TV Series; 10 Episodes
2017 Intersection Y Y N Short film
2018 All Styles Y Y N Feature Film
2018 All Skinfolk Ain't Kinfolk N Y N Short Film
2020 Paper Chase Y Y N (pre-production)

References
  1. "Angela Tucker Explores 'Black Folk Don't' [INTERVIEW]". ebony.com. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
  2. "An interview with Angela Tucker, director (a)sexual". virginitymovie.com. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
  3. "Angela Tucker". tfiny.org. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
  4. "Black Folk Don't: An Interview With Series Creator Angela Tucker". kickmag.net. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
  5. "(A)sexual Star and Director David Jay and Angela Tucker". slate.com. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
  6. "Shout! Studios Acquires Angela Tucker's Dance Drama Feature Film "All Styles,"". blackfilm.com. 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. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
  13. "(A)sexual premieres at Frameline Film Festival". juliesondradecker.com. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
  14. "6. Black Irony". content.time.com. 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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