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Roger Ross Williams

Roger Ross Williams (born September 16, 1962) is an American director, producer and writer and the first African American director to win an Academy Award (Oscar), with his short film Music by Prudence; this film won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Film in 2009. Description above from the Wikipedia article Roger Ross Williams, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

September 16, 1962 (64 years old) Easton, Pennsylvania, USA
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'Cassandro' Interview: Director Roger Ross Williams

'Cassandro' Interview: Director Roger Ross Williams

Opening in theaters on September 15th before premiering on Prime Video September 22nd is the new biopic ‘Cassandro,’ whi...
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Movie Review: ‘Cassandro’

Opening in theaters on September 15th before premiering on Prime Video September 22nd, ‘Cassandro’ introduces mainstream...
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First Look at Gael Garcia Bernal in ‘Cassandro’

True life stories are always good fodder for movies, and ‘Cassandro’ has a great, inspiring one to tell. Gael García Ber...

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