Yoruba Richen

Yoruba Richen

Birthdate
January 1, 1972 (52 years old)
Place of Birth
New York, New York
Known For
Directing

Details

Birthdate
January 1, 1972 (52 years old)
Place of Birth
New York, New York
Known For
Directing

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.

Yoruba Richen's LGBTQ+ Titles

Dykes, Camera, Action!
Dykes, Camera, Action!
Self

Acting (2)

2019
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom as Self - Narrator (voice)
2018

Directing (15)

2024
American Coup: Wilmington 1898 • Director
• Director
2023
The Cost of Inheritance • Director
• Director
2022
The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks • Director
• Director
2022
American Reckoning • Director
• Director
2021
How It Feels to Be Free • Director
• Director
2020
The Killing of Breonna Taylor • Director
• Director
2020
The New York Times Presents • Director (1 episode)
• Director (1 episode)
2020
And She Could Be Next • Field Director
• Field Director
2020
The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show • Director
• Director
2019
American Factory: A Conversation with the Obamas • Director
• Director
2019
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom • Director
• Director
2018
Crooked Lines • Director
• Director
2013
The New Black • Director
• Director
2009
Promised Land • Director
• Director
1988
American Experience • Director (1 episode)
• Director (1 episode)

Production (11)

2024
American Coup: Wilmington 1898 • Producer
• Producer
2023
The Cost of Inheritance • Producer
• Producer
2022
Storming Caesars Palace • Consulting Producer
• Consulting Producer
2022
The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2022
American Reckoning • Producer
• Producer
2020
The Killing of Breonna Taylor • Producer
• Producer
2020
The New York Times Presents • Producer (1 episode)
• Producer (1 episode)
2018
Crooked Lines • Producer
• Producer
2014
Out in the Night • Producer
• Producer
2013
The New Black • Producer
• Producer
1988
American Experience • Producer (1 episode)
• Producer (1 episode)

Writing (5)

2024
American Coup: Wilmington 1898 • Writer
• Writer
2022
American Reckoning • Writer
• Writer
2019
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom • Writer
• Writer
2013
The New Black • Writer
• Writer
1988
American Experience • Writer (1 episode)
• Writer (1 episode)