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Deborah Riley Draper

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  • Director
  • Writer
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Deborah Riley Draper
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Deborah Riley Draper is known for James Brown: Say It Loud (2024), The Legacy of Black Wall Street (2021) and Versailles '73: American Runway Revolution (2012).
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 3 nominations total

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    Known for

    James Brown: Say It Loud (2024)
    James Brown: Say It Loud
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    The Legacy of Black Wall Street (2021)
    The Legacy of Black Wall Street
    6.3
    TV Mini Series
    • Producer
    Versailles '73: American Runway Revolution (2012)
    Versailles '73: American Runway Revolution
    7.1
    • Producer
    • 2012
    Olympic Pride, American Prejudice (2016)
    Olympic Pride, American Prejudice
    7.3
    • Producer
    • 2016

    Credits

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    Producer

    • Flipped (2026)
      Flipped
      TV Special
      • executive producer
      • produced by
      • 2026
    • Independent Lens (1999)
      Independent Lens
      8.1
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2025
    • Ella-Rae Smith and Djinda Kane in Aurora (2024)
      Aurora
      6.4
      Short
      • producer
      • 2024
    • Ratified (2024)
      Ratified
      7.5
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • 13 Days in Ferguson (2024)
      13 Days in Ferguson
      4.6
      TV Special
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Brandon J. Shaw and Devin Nelson in The Table (2023)
      The Table
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2023–2024
    • Look at Me: XXXTentacion (2022)
      Look at Me: XXXTentacion
      7.6
      • archival producer
      • 2022
    • The Legacy of Black Wall Street (2021)
      The Legacy of Black Wall Street
      6.3
      TV Mini Series
      • producer
      • 2021
    • Twenty Pearls: The Story of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority (2021)
      Twenty Pearls: The Story of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
      8.7
      • producer
      • 2021
    • Jasmine Guy and Lucca Rodriguez-Pedraza in Illegal Rose (2019)
      Illegal Rose
      Short
      • producer
      • 2019
    • The Bill (2017)
      The Bill
      9.6
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2017
    • Olympic Pride, American Prejudice (2016)
      Olympic Pride, American Prejudice
      7.3
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • 2016
    • Versailles '73: American Runway Revolution (2012)
      Versailles '73: American Runway Revolution
      7.1
      • executive producer
      • 2012

    Director

    • Romare Bearden: a Life in Collage
      • Director
      • Post-production
    • Baller Alert (Movie)
      • Director
      • Pre-production
    • Flipped (2026)
      Flipped
      TV Special
      • director
      • 2026
    • Independent Lens (1999)
      Independent Lens
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2025
    • Ratified (2024)
      Ratified
      7.5
      • Director
      • 2024
    • 13 Days in Ferguson (2024)
      13 Days in Ferguson
      4.6
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 2024
    • James Brown: Say It Loud (2024)
      James Brown: Say It Loud
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2024
    • OnBoard - The Story of Black Women on Boards (2023)
      OnBoard - The Story of Black Women on Boards
      Short
      • Director
      • 2023
    • The Legacy of Black Wall Street (2021)
      The Legacy of Black Wall Street
      6.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Twenty Pearls: The Story of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority (2021)
      Twenty Pearls: The Story of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
      8.7
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Jasmine Guy and Lucca Rodriguez-Pedraza in Illegal Rose (2019)
      Illegal Rose
      Short
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Olympic Pride, American Prejudice (2016)
      Olympic Pride, American Prejudice
      7.3
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Versailles '73: American Runway Revolution (2012)
      Versailles '73: American Runway Revolution
      7.1
      • Director
      • 2012

    Writer

    • Romare Bearden: a Life in Collage
      • Writer
      • Post-production
    • Baller Alert (Movie)
      • Writer
      • Pre-production
    • Flipped (2026)
      Flipped
      TV Special
      • written by
      • 2026
    • James Brown: Say It Loud (2024)
      James Brown: Say It Loud
      7.6
      TV Series
      • story by
      • 2024
    • OnBoard - The Story of Black Women on Boards (2023)
      OnBoard - The Story of Black Women on Boards
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2023
    • Twenty Pearls: The Story of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority (2021)
      Twenty Pearls: The Story of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
      8.7
      • Writer
      • 2021
    • Jasmine Guy and Lucca Rodriguez-Pedraza in Illegal Rose (2019)
      Illegal Rose
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2019
    • Olympic Pride, American Prejudice (2016)
      Olympic Pride, American Prejudice
      7.3
      • Writer
      • 2016
    • Versailles '73: American Runway Revolution (2012)
      Versailles '73: American Runway Revolution
      7.1
      • writer
      • 2012
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