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Yoruba Richen

Yoruba Richen

Actor, Producer, Director

Born January 1, 1972 in New York City, New York, USA

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Biography

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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3 wins and 2 nominations

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"The Green Book: Guide To Freedom" Trailer

Filmography

Actor

8

Type

Year

An Unexpected Community Poster

An Unexpected Community Feature Film2024Self

The ReidOut Poster

The ReidOut TV Series2020Self - Guest

The Green Book: Guide to Freedom Poster

The Green Book: Guide to Freedom Documentary2019Narrator

Dykes, Camera, Action! Poster

Dykes, Camera, Action! Documentary2018

The War Room with Michael Shure TV Series2012Self - Guest

PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton Poster

PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton TV Series2011Self

Democracy Now! Poster

Democracy Now! TV Series2001Self

Today TV Series1952Self - Guest

Producer

17

Type

Year

The Fall of Diddy Poster

The Fall of Diddy Mini-Series2025

The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks Poster

The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks Feature Film2022

The Recall: Reframed Poster

The Recall: Reframed Short Film2022

When Claude Got Shot Poster

When Claude Got Shot Documentary2021

The New York Times Presents Poster

The New York Times Presents TV Series2020

Crooked Lines Poster

Crooked Lines Short Film2018

Reconception Short Film2016

Oya: Something Happened on the Way to West Africa! Poster

Oya: Something Happened on the Way to West Africa! Documentary2015

Out in the Night Poster

Out in the Night Documentary2014

The New Black Poster

The New Black Documentary2013

Promised Land Documentary2009

Brother to Brother Poster

Brother to Brother Feature Film2004

Take It from Me Poster

Take It from Me Documentary2001

Independent Lens Poster

Independent Lens TV Series1999

P.O.V. TV Series1988

Frontline Poster

Frontline TV Series1983

20/20 TV Series1978

Director

16

Type

Year

The Fall of Diddy Poster

The Fall of Diddy Mini-Series2025

The Cost of Inheritance: An America ReFramed Special Poster

The Cost of Inheritance: An America ReFramed Special TV Movie2024

The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks Poster

The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks Feature Film2022

Black and Missing Poster

Black and Missing Mini-Series2021

High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America Poster

High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America TV Series2021

The New York Times Presents Poster

The New York Times Presents TV Series2020

The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte hosts the Tonight Show Poster

The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte hosts the Tonight Show Documentary2020

The Green Book: Guide to Freedom Poster

The Green Book: Guide to Freedom Documentary2019

Crooked Lines Poster

Crooked Lines Short Film2018

Reconception Short Film2016

The New Black Poster

The New Black Documentary2013

Promised Land Documentary2009

Independent Lens Poster

Independent Lens TV Series1999

P.O.V. TV Series1988

American Masters Poster

American Masters TV Series1985

Frontline Poster

Frontline TV Series1983

Writer

5

Type

Year

The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte hosts the Tonight Show Poster

The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte hosts the Tonight Show Documentary2020

The Green Book: Guide to Freedom Poster

The Green Book: Guide to Freedom Documentary2019

The New Black Poster

The New Black Documentary2013

Independent Lens Poster

Independent Lens TV Series1999

Frontline Poster

Frontline TV Series1983

Thanks

5

Type

Year

Sugarcane Poster

Sugarcane Feature Film2024

Takeover Poster

Takeover Short Film2021

Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America Poster

Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America Feature Film2021

Vision Portraits Poster

Vision Portraits Documentary2019

Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart Poster

Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart Documentary2017

2nd Unit / Asst Director

1

P.O.V. TV Series1988

Camera and Electrical Department

1

P.O.V. TV Series1988

Other Crew

1

Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks Poster

Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks Documentary2000

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