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Jamila Wignot

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Jamila Wignot is known for The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2013), STAX: Soulsville, U.S.A. (2024) and American Experience (1988).
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    • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 6 wins & 11 nominations total

    Known for

    The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2013)
    The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
    8.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Producer
    STAX: Soulsville, U.S.A. (2024)
    STAX: Soulsville, U.S.A.
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Producer
    American Experience (1988)
    American Experience
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Alvin Ailey in Ailey (2021)
    Ailey
    6.8
    • Producer
    • 2021

    Credits

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    Producer

    • Girls Gone Wild: The Untold Story (2024)
      Girls Gone Wild: The Untold Story
      6.1
      TV Mini Series
      • co-executive producer
      • 2024
    • STAX: Soulsville, U.S.A. (2024)
      STAX: Soulsville, U.S.A.
      8.5
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2024
    • Riotsville, U.S.A. (2022)
      Riotsville, U.S.A.
      6.7
      • producer
      • 2022
    • American Masters (1985)
      American Masters
      8.2
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2022
    • Alvin Ailey in Ailey (2021)
      Ailey
      6.8
      • producer
      • 2021
    • Axios (2018)
      Axios
      6.6
      TV Series
      • story producer
      • 2019
    • Cultureshock (2018)
      Cultureshock
      6.9
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2018
    • Street Fighting Men (2017)
      Street Fighting Men
      8.4
      • co-producer
      • 2017
    • We the Voters (2016)
      We the Voters
      TV Series
      • senior producer
      • 2016
    • Barkhad Abdirahman in A Stray (2016)
      A Stray
      7.9
      • producer
      • 2016
    • The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2013)
      The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
      8.6
      TV Mini Series
      • producer
      • 2013
    • Town Hall (2013)
      Town Hall
      6.2
      • producer
      • 2013
    • American Experience (1988)
      American Experience
      8.6
      TV Series
      • consulting producer
      • producer
      • co-producer ...
      • 2005–2013
    • The Supreme Court
      7.7
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2007

    Director

    • Girls Gone Wild: The Untold Story (2024)
      Girls Gone Wild: The Untold Story
      6.1
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2024
    • STAX: Soulsville, U.S.A. (2024)
      STAX: Soulsville, U.S.A.
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2024
    • American Masters (1985)
      American Masters
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Alvin Ailey in Ailey (2021)
      Ailey
      6.8
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Henry Louis Gates Jr. in Finding Your Roots (2012)
      Finding Your Roots
      8.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Makers: Women Who Make America (2013)
      Makers: Women Who Make America
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2014
    • The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2013)
      The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
      8.6
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Town Hall (2013)
      Town Hall
      6.2
      • Director
      • 2013
    • American Experience (1988)
      American Experience
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • documentary director
      • 2011

    Additional Crew

    • Through Our Eyes (2021)
      Through Our Eyes
      6.5
      TV Mini Series
      • development consultant
      • 2021
    • Street Fighting Men (2017)
      Street Fighting Men
      8.4
      • story advisor
      • 2017
    • Risk Takers (2011)
      Risk Takers
      7.1
      TV Series
      • archival researcher
      • 2011
    • American Experience (1988)
      American Experience
      8.6
      TV Series
      • recreations director
      • researcher
      • 2003–2011

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