Angela Tucker Explained

Angela Tucker
Birth Date:10 August
Yearsactive:2003–present
Occupation:Director, Writer and Producer

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

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..[17]

Filmography

YearTitleWriterDirectorProducerNotes
2003Conversations with IdShort Film
2004ShookShort Film
2005The Birthday GirlShort Film
2008Invisible Men: Greg's StoryDocumentary short
2008Invisible Men: Andrew's StoryDocumentary short
2008Afropop: The Ultimate Cultural ExchangeDocumentary[18]
2009No Family HistoryDocumentary
2010Dreaming NicaraguaDocumentary[19]
2010Pushing the ElephantDocumentary[20]
2011(A)sexualDocumentary
2013The New BlackDocumentary
2014Just the Three of UsShort film
2015New Orleans, Here and NowTV series
2015Independent LensTV series; 2 episodes
2013-2016Black Folk Don'tTV series; 10 episodes
2017IntersectionShort film
2018All StylesFeature Film
2018All Skinfolk Ain't KinfolkShort Film
2020Paper Chase(pre-production)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Angela Tucker Explores 'Black Folk Don't' [INTERVIEW]]. ebony.com. 22 July 2016. 2019-07-28.
  2. Web site: An interview with Angela Tucker, director (a)sexual . dead . 2019-08-16 . 2019-08-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190816091349/https://www.virginitymovie.com/blog/2013/10/an-interview-with-angela-tucker-director-of-an-upcoming-documentary-about-asexuality .
  3. Web site: Angela Tucker. tfiny.org. 2019-07-28.
  4. Web site: Black Folk Don't: An Interview With Series Creator Angela Tucker. kickmag.net. 4 July 2012. 2019-07-28.
  5. Web site: (A)sexual Star and Director David Jay and Angela Tucker. slate.com. 20 January 2017. 2019-07-28.
  6. Web site: Shout! Studios Acquires Angela Tucker's Dance Drama Feature Film "All Styles,". blackfilm.com. 22 May 2018. 2019-07-28.
  7. Web site: The PBS and Adobe Foundations Join with POV in Awarding Grants To 15 Documentary Projects by Young Filmmakers. archive.pov.org. 2019-07-28.
  8. Web site: Women at Sundance Fellows: Hitting Their Stride. sundance.org. 2019-07-28.
  9. Web site: Pushing the Elephant. macfound.org. 2019-07-28.
  10. Web site: 2010 REGRANT RECIPIENTS. brooklynartscouncil.org. 2019-07-28.
  11. Web site: Filmmakers. yaddo.org. 2019-07-28.
  12. Web site: (A)sexual. variety.com. 28 June 2011. 2019-07-28.
  13. Web site: (A)sexual premieres at Frameline Film Festival. juliesondradecker.com. 2019-07-28.
  14. 6. Black Irony. Time. 12 March 2012. 2019-07-28.
  15. Web site: ALL STYLES. sho.com. 2019-07-28.
  16. Web site: ALL SKINFOLK AIN'T KINFOLK. docnyc.net. 2019-07-28.
  17. Web site: Queen Latifah to Star in and Exec Produce Teen Comedy "Paper Chase," Angela Tucker Directing. womenandhollywood.com. 2019-07-28.
  18. Web site: Upcoming 'AfroPop' Docuseries Designed To Give Audience A Unique Experience. baltimoretimes-online.com. 2019-07-28.
  19. Web site: Dreaming Nicaragua (Work in Progress). idfa.nl. 2019-07-28.
  20. Web site: Pushing the Elephant. itvs.org. 2019-07-28.

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