Yoruba Richen
Directing
January 1, 1972 (54 years old)
New York City, New York, USA
2
Acting Credits
18
Directed
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.
Known For
American Experience
The New York Times Presents
The Fall of Diddy
American Factory: A Conversation with the Obamas
The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks
High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
Self - Narrator (voice)
