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Nelson George(I)

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Nelson George at an event for Life Support (2007)
Crime, drugs, HIV/AIDS, poor education, inferiority complex, low expectation, poverty, corruption, poor health, and underdevelopment plagues people of African decent globally – Why? 500 years later from the onset of Slavery and subsequent Colonialism, Africans are still struggling for basic freedom–Why? 500 YEARS LATER is a critically acclaimed multi-award winning documentary filmed in five continents, 500 Years Later engages the authentic retrospective voice, told from the African vantage-point of those whom history has sought to silence by examining the legacy of enslavement that uprooted Africans from their culture and homeland. 500 Years Later is a timeless compelling journey, infused with the spirit and music of liberation that chronicles the struggle of a people who have fought and continue to fight for the most essential human right – freedom.
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Nelson George was born on 1 September 1957 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He is a producer and director, known for Brooklyn Boheme (2011), Top Five (2014) and Left Unsaid (2010).
BornSeptember 1, 1957
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BornSeptember 1, 1957
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 5 wins & 8 nominations total

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    Known for

    Brooklyn Boheme (2011)
    Brooklyn Boheme
    7.3
    • Producer
    • 2011
    Chris Rock, Gabrielle Union, Cedric The Entertainer, Rosario Dawson, Hassan Johnson, Leslie Jones, Karlie Redd, Romany Malco, Tracy Morgan, Sherri Shepherd, Hayley Marie Norman, J.B. Smoove, Anders Holm, and Michael Che in Top Five (2014)
    Top Five
    6.4
    • Producer
    • 2014
    Left Unsaid
    • Producer
    • 2010
    A Ballerina's Tale (2015)
    A Ballerina's Tale
    6.4
    • Producer
    • 2015

    Credits

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    Producer

    • Misty Green
      • executive producer
      • Completed
      • 2026
    • True North (2025)
      True North
      7.4
      • executive producer
      • 2025
    • Black Life: Untold Stories (2023)
      Black Life: Untold Stories
      8.1
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Flower (2023)
      Flower
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Dear Mama (2022)
      Dear Mama
      8.6
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • With Drawn Arms (2020)
      With Drawn Arms
      7.6
      • co-executive producer
      • 2020
    • Austin: Edgeland House (2020)
      Home
      7.5
      TV Series
      • consulting producer
      • 2020
    • Clarence Avant in The Black Godfather (2019)
      The Black Godfather
      7.5
      • producer
      • 2019
    • Mike Judge Presents: Tales from the Tour Bus (2017)
      Mike Judge Presents: Tales from the Tour Bus
      8.6
      TV Series
      • consulting producer
      • 2017
    • Hip-Hop Evolution (2016)
      Hip-Hop Evolution
      8.4
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2016
    • A Ballerina's Tale (2015)
      A Ballerina's Tale
      6.4
      • executive producer
      • 2015
    • Chris Rock, Gabrielle Union, Cedric The Entertainer, Rosario Dawson, Hassan Johnson, Leslie Jones, Karlie Redd, Romany Malco, Tracy Morgan, Sherri Shepherd, Hayley Marie Norman, J.B. Smoove, Anders Holm, and Michael Che in Top Five (2014)
      Top Five
      6.4
      • associate producer
      • 2014
    • Finding the Funk (2013)
      Finding the Funk
      7.3
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • 2013
    • All Hail the Beat (2012)
      All Hail the Beat
      Short
      • producer
      • 2012
    • The Announcement (2012)
      The Announcement
      7.6
      TV Movie
      • executive producer: ESPN Films
      • 2012
    • Hell of a Life
      Video
      • producer
      • 2011

    Director

    • Untitled David Thompson Documentary
      • Director
      • Pre-production
    • Michael Jackson in Thriller 40 (2023)
      Thriller 40
      7.9
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Willie Mays in Say Hey, Willie Mays! (2022)
      Say Hey, Willie Mays!
      7.5
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Cassandra Freeman in The Real MVP: The Wanda Durant Story (2016)
      The Real MVP: The Wanda Durant Story
      5.9
      TV Movie
      • directed by
      • 2016
    • Independent Lens (1999)
      Independent Lens
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2016
    • A Ballerina's Tale (2015)
      A Ballerina's Tale
      6.4
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Finding the Funk (2013)
      Finding the Funk
      7.3
      • Director
      • 2013
    • 30 for 30 Shorts (2012)
      30 for 30 Shorts
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2013
    • All Hail the Beat (2012)
      All Hail the Beat
      Short
      • Director
      • 2012
    • ESPN Films (2011)
      ESPN Films
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2012
    • The Announcement (2012)
      The Announcement
      7.6
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Brooklyn Boheme (2011)
      Brooklyn Boheme
      7.3
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Left Unsaid
      • Director
      • 2010
    • 4th Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors (2007)
      4th Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors
      6.3
      TV Special
      • Director (segment "Hip Hop I.Q.")
      • 2007
    • Queen Latifah in Life Support (2007)
      Life Support
      6.7
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2007
    • Obba Babatundé, Kirk Taylor, and Tamara Taylor in One Special Moment (2001)
      One Special Moment
      8.2
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2001

    Writer

    • A Grammy Salute to The Sounds of Change
      6.0
      TV Special
      • Writer
      • 2021
    • The Get Down (2016)
      The Get Down
      8.2
      TV Mini Series
      • written by
      • 2017
    • Finding the Funk (2013)
      Finding the Funk
      7.3
      • written by
      • 2013
    • 30 for 30 Shorts (2012)
      30 for 30 Shorts
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2013
    • All Hail the Beat (2012)
      All Hail the Beat
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2012
    • Brooklyn Boheme (2011)
      Brooklyn Boheme
      7.3
      • Writer
      • 2011
    • Left Unsaid
      • written by
      • 2010
    • Queen Latifah in Life Support (2007)
      Life Support
      6.7
      TV Movie
      • written by
      • 2007
    • Obba Babatundé, Kirk Taylor, and Tamara Taylor in One Special Moment (2001)
      One Special Moment
      8.2
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2001
    • Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995)
      Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
      6.9
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 1999
    • To Be a Black Man
      Short
      • Writer
      • 1997
    • Chris Rock in CB4 (1993)
      CB4
      6.3
      • story
      • screenplay
      • 1993
    • Strictly Business (1991)
      Strictly Business
      5.5
      • written by
      • 1991
    • American Masters (1985)
      American Masters
      8.2
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1988
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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    500 YEARS LATER
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    500 YEARS LATER

    Personal details

    • Born
      • September 1, 1957
      • Brooklyn, New York, USA
    • Other works
      Book: "Buppies, B-Boys, Baps & Bohos"

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      Winner of an American Book Award for "Hip Hop America".
    • Quotes
      There's a lot of love for Phil Collins in the black community. Phil Collins is a soul singer to me.
    • Trademark
      His smirk

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