Yoruba Richen
Directing · Born January 1, 1972 · New York City, New York, USA
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.
Yoruba Richen movies and shows
American Experience1988
The New York Times Presents2020
High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America2021
The Fall of Diddy2025
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom2019
Black and Missing2021
American Factory: A Conversation with the Obamas2019
The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks2022
How It Feels to Be Free2021
Out in the Night2014
The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show2020
Free Joan Little2025
American Coup: Wilmington 18982024
Dykes, Camera, Action!2018
The Killing of Breonna Taylor2020
Storming Caesars Palace2022
The New Black2013
Crooked Lines2018
The Cost of Inheritance2023
American Reckoning2022
The Recall: Reframed2022