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Jamila Wignot
Years active 2003–present
Jamila Wignot is an American film director and producer. Wignot has directed Ailey (2021), and co-directed Town Hall (2013) with Sierra Pettengill. In 2024, Wignot directed and produced Stax: Soulsville U.S.A. for HBO .
Wignot began her career serving as a production coordinator, researcher and director on American Experience for PBS .[1]
In 2013, Wignot co-directed with Sierra Pettengil, Town Hall , a documentary revolving around activists in the Tea Party movement for ITVS .[2] [3] [4] Wignot has additionally directed episodes of Makers: Women Who Make America ,[5] [6] Finding Your Roots ,[7] and The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross .[8]
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 .[9] [10] In 2024, she directed and produced the documentary series Stax: Soulsville U.S.A. for HBO Documentary Films .[11] [12]
She has served as a producer on A Stray directed by Musa Syeed,[13] and Riotsville, U.S.A. directed by Sierra Pettengill.[14]
References [ edit ]
^ "Town Hall" . ITVS . Retrieved May 12, 2024 .
^ " "Town Hall" and the Tea Party" . WYNC . November 11, 2013. Retrieved May 12, 2024 .
^ "PBS Announces Six New MAKERS Documentaries to Air June through September 2014" . PBS . January 21, 2014. Retrieved May 12, 2024 .
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^ Robinson, Jennifer (November 4, 2019). "Finding Your Roots: Black Like Me" . PBS . Retrieved May 12, 2024 .
^ "Race in America: Giving Voice with Sylvia Waters & Jamila Wignot" . The Washington Post . August 12, 2021. Retrieved May 12, 2024 .
^ Debruge, Peter (December 15, 2020). "Sundance Film Festival Lineup Features 38 First-Time Directors, Including Rebecca Hall and Robin Wright" . Variety . Retrieved February 3, 2021 .
^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (January 31, 2021). "NEON Acquires Jamila Wignot's Documentary 'Ailey' – Sundance" . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved February 3, 2021 .
^ White, Peter (May 3, 2022). "Stax Records Docuseries Set At HBO From Jamila Wignot & Ezra Edelman" . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved May 12, 2024 .
^ "HBO Original Documentary Series STAX: SOULSVILLE U.S.A. Debuts May 20" . Warner Bros. Discovery . May 2, 2024. Retrieved May 12, 2024 .
^ Gaulppo, Mia (February 3, 2021). " 'Ailey' Director Jamila Wignot Signs With CAA" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved May 12, 2024 .
^ Kilkenny, Katie (April 28, 2022). "Magnolia Pictures Lands North American Rights to Sundance Doc 'Riotsville, USA' (Exclusive)" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved May 12, 2024 .
External links [ edit ]
R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jamila_Wignot&oldid=1223692332 "
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