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Llewellyn M. Smith

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  • Director
  • Writer
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Llewellyn M. Smith is known for American Experience (1988), Nova (1974) and Herskovits at the Heart of Blackness (2009).
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 6 nominations total

    Known for

    American Experience (1988)
    American Experience
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Producer
    David Ogden Stiers, Stacy Keach, Neil Ross, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, J.T. Turner, and David Pogue in Nova (1974)
    Nova
    8.7
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Herskovits at the Heart of Blackness (2009)
    Herskovits at the Heart of Blackness
    6.9
    • Producer
    • 2009
    Africans in America: America's Journey Through Slavery (1998)
    Africans in America: America's Journey Through Slavery
    7.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Producer

    Credits

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    Producer

    • Carl Chandler in A Reckoning in Boston (2021)
      A Reckoning in Boston
      7.7
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • David Ogden Stiers, Stacy Keach, Neil Ross, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, J.T. Turner, and David Pogue in Nova (1974)
      Nova
      8.7
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2007–2017
    • The Talk: Race in America (2017)
      The Talk: Race in America
      6.1
      • producer
      • 2017
    • The Raising of America (2015)
      The Raising of America
      TV Mini Series
      • producer (as Llewellyn Smith)
      • 2015
    • Independent Lens (1999)
      Independent Lens
      8.1
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2010–2015
    • Gaining Ground: Building Community on Dudley Street
      Video
      • producer
      • 2012
    • Herskovits at the Heart of Blackness (2009)
      Herskovits at the Heart of Blackness
      6.9
      • producer
      • 2009
    • Unnatural Causes
      8.2
      TV Mini Series
      • producer
      • 2008
    • Deann Borshay, Angela Davis, Peter Dinklage, Dr. Riyadh, Bonita Dearmond, and Mohamed Bangura in P.O.V. (1988)
      P.O.V.
      8.1
      TV Series
      • consulting producer
      • 2008
    • American Experience (1988)
      American Experience
      8.6
      TV Series
      • producer
      • series editor: American Experience
      • series editor
      • 1990–2004
    • Race: The Power of an Illusion (2003)
      Race: The Power of an Illusion
      7.2
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2003
    • Africans in America: America's Journey Through Slavery (1998)
      Africans in America: America's Journey Through Slavery
      7.6
      TV Mini Series
      • producer
      • 1998
    • Eyes on the Prize
      7.2
      TV Series
      • associate producer
      • 1987
    • From Jump Street: The Story of Black Music
      TV Series
      • associate producer
      • 1980

    Director

    • South to Black Power (2023)
      South to Black Power
      5.3
      • Director
      • 2023
    • David Ogden Stiers, Stacy Keach, Neil Ross, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, J.T. Turner, and David Pogue in Nova (1974)
      Nova
      8.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2007–2022
    • Future of Work (2021)
      Future of Work
      7.1
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2021
    • The Raising of America (2015)
      The Raising of America
      TV Mini Series
      • Director (as Llewellyn Smith)
      • 2015
    • Independent Lens (1999)
      Independent Lens
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2010–2015
    • Gaining Ground: Building Community on Dudley Street
      Video
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Herskovits at the Heart of Blackness (2009)
      Herskovits at the Heart of Blackness
      6.9
      • Director
      • 2009
    • Unnatural Causes
      8.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2008
    • American Experience (1988)
      American Experience
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2000–2004
    • Race: The Power of an Illusion (2003)
      Race: The Power of an Illusion
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2003
    • Africans in America: America's Journey Through Slavery (1998)
      Africans in America: America's Journey Through Slavery
      7.6
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 1998

    Writer

    • David Ogden Stiers, Stacy Keach, Neil Ross, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, J.T. Turner, and David Pogue in Nova (1974)
      Nova
      8.7
      TV Series
      • written by
      • writer
      • Writer
      • 2007–2022
    • American Experience (1988)
      American Experience
      8.6
      TV Series
      • script
      • writer
      • 2000–2004
    • Race: The Power of an Illusion (2003)
      Race: The Power of an Illusion
      7.2
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 2003
    • Adrift: Lost on the Road of Expectations
      7.5
      • Writer
      • 2002

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Llewellyn Smith

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