Yance Ford

Yance Ford

Birthdate
April 13, 1972 (52 years old)
Place of Birth
Long Island, New York, USA
Known For
Directing

Details

Birthdate
April 13, 1972 (52 years old)
Place of Birth
Long Island, New York, USA
Known For
Directing

Biography

Yance Ford (/ˈjænsi/; 13 April 1972; Long Island) is an American documentary filmmaker. In 2018, he and Joslyn Barnes were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for producing and directing Strong Island.

Ford graduated from Hamilton College in 1994. Beginning in 2002 he worked as a series producer at PBS for ten years. In 2011 he was named one of Filmmaker magazine's 25 New Faces of Independent Film. He also received the 2011–2012 Fledgling Fund Fellowship at MacDowell. In 2017 he was #97 on The Root 100, an "annual list of the most influential African Americans, ages 25 to 45."

Yance Ford's LGBTQ+ Titles

Strong Island
Strong Island
Himself

Acting (2)

2020
Disclosure as Self - Filmmaker
2017
Strong Island as Himself

Directing (9)

Two Butterflies • Director
• Director
2024
Power • Director
• Director
2022
The Color of Care • Director
• Director
2021
The Me You Can't See • Director (1 episode)
• Director (1 episode)
2021
Pride • Director (1 episode)
• Director (1 episode)
2020
Trial by Media • Director (1 episode)
• Director (1 episode)
2019
Work in Progress • Director (2 episodes)
• Director (2 episodes)
2017
Strong Island • Director
• Director
1988
POV • Director (1 episode)
• Director (1 episode)

Production (3)

2024
Power • Producer
• Producer
2017
Strong Island • Producer
• Producer
2007
The Ballad of Esequiel Hernández • Producer
• Producer

Writing (1)

2024
Power • Writer
• Writer

Crew (1)

2020
Disclosure • Creative Consultant
• Creative Consultant