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Yoruba Richen Biography

Profession Director, Producer, Writer, Assistant director, Camera department

Awards

  • 2004Emmy-Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a News Magazine: nominated
  • 2013Audience Award-Feature Documentary: winner
  • 2013Documentary Award-Best Documentary Feature: nominated
  • 2013Audience Award-Best Documentary: winner
  • 2013Audience Award-Best Documentary: winner
  • 2014Black Reel-Outstanding Independent Documentary: winner
  • 2021Black Reel-Outstanding Independent Documentary: nominated
  • 2021Cinema for Peace Award-Cinema for Peace Dove for The Political Film of the Year: nominated
  • 2021Image Award-Outstanding Directing in a Documentary (Television or Motion Picture): nominated
  • 2021Image Award-Outstanding Writing in a Documentary (Television or Motion Picture): nominated
  • 2022Black Reel-Outstanding Documentary: nominated
  • 2022Gracie-Director: winner
  • 2022Image Award-Outstanding Directing in a Documentary (Television or Motion Picture): winner
  • 2022Peabody Award-Documentary: winner
  • 2023Cinema for Peace Award-Cinema for Peace Dove for The Most Valuable Documentary of the Year: nominated
  • 2023Peabody Award-Public Service: nominated