Jump to content
 







Main menu
   


Navigation  



Main page
Contents
Current events
Random article
About Wikipedia
Contact us
Donate
 




Contribute  



Help
Learn to edit
Community portal
Recent changes
Upload file
 








Search  

































Create account

Log in
 









Create account
 Log in
 




Pages for logged out editors learn more  



Contributions
Talk
 



















Contents

   



(Top)
 


1 Career  





2 References  





3 External links  














Jamila Wignot







Add links
 









Article
Talk
 

















Read
Edit
View history
 








Tools
   


Actions  



Read
Edit
View history
 




General  



What links here
Related changes
Upload file
Special pages
Permanent link
Page information
Cite this page
Get shortened URL
Download QR code
Wikidata item
 




Print/export  



Download as PDF
Printable version
 




In other projects  



Wikimedia Commons
 
















Appearance
   

 






From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 


Jamila Wignot
Years active2003–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.

Career[edit]

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]

  1. ^ "Jamila Wignot". Sundance Institute. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  • ^ Lasker, Julia (May 31, 2023). "Jamila Wignot Shows the Good, the Bad, & the Ugly of American Society". FF2 Media. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  • ^ "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.
  • ^ Morfoot, Addie (September 25, 2014). "Women on the Move". Documentary.org. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  • ^ 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]


    Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jamila_Wignot&oldid=1223692332"

    Categories: 
    Living people
    American documentary filmmakers
    American women documentary filmmakers
    Hidden categories: 
    Articles with hCards
    Year of birth missing (living people)
     



    This page was last edited on 13 May 2024, at 19:05 (UTC).

    Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 4.0; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.



    Privacy policy

    About Wikipedia

    Disclaimers

    Contact Wikipedia

    Code of Conduct

    Developers

    Statistics

    Cookie statement

    Mobile view



    Wikimedia Foundation
    Powered by MediaWiki