Director

Yoruba Richen

Directing

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Directed movies: 9Directed series: 3All crew credits: 19

TMDB ID: 1209864

IMDb ID: nm1115070

Known for: Directing

Born: January 1, 1972

Age: 54

Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1988 - 2025

Years active: 38

Average TMDB rating: 6.69

Wikidata: Q16738382

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Director (11)Field Director (1)Producer (4)Writer (2)Consulting Producer (1)

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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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