Directing
John Singleton
John Daniel Singleton (January 6, 1968 - April 28, 2019) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. A native of South Los Angeles, many of his films consider the implications of inner-city violence like the critically acclaimed and popular Boyz n the Hood, Poetic Justice, Higher Learning and Baby Boy. He later branched out into mainstream territory with the blockbuster 2 Fast 2 Furious and Four Brothers.
Filmography
Hollywood Black
Series · 2024
Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
Film · 2021
De'aundre Bonds - Drunk and Disorderly
Film · 2019
L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later
Film · 2017
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Film · 2016
Trojan War
Film · 2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Series · 2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Series · 2014
These Amazing Shadows
Film · 2011
The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'
Film · 2011
Turning Up the Heat: Movie Making in the 60's
Film · 2008
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
Film · 2006
Hip-Hop Honeys | Las Vegas
Film · 2005
Baadasssss!
Film · 2004
The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'
Film · 2004
America Beyond the Color Line
Series · 2004
Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend
Film · 2003
Baby Boy
Film · 2001
Shaft
Film · 2000
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
Film · 1997
Your Studio and You
Film · 1995
Beverly Hills Cop III
Film · 1994
Sembène: The Making of African Cinema
Film · 1994
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
Film · 1993
Birth of a Nation: 4.29.92
Film · 1993
Poetic Justice
Film · 1993
Boyz n the Hood
Film · 1991
Chameleon Street: The Black Film They Could Not Sell
Film · 1991
Yo! MTV Raps
Series · 1988