Angelique Jackson Filmmaker Roger Ross Williams, an Oscar and Emmy winner, has signed with UTA. The director and his One Story Up production banner will be represented by the agency in all areas.In 2010, Williams became the first African American director to win an Academy Award for his documentary short film “Music by Prudence.” The director, producer and writer was nominated for a second Oscar in 2017 for his documentary “Life, Animated,” which ultimately collected two News & Documentary Emmy Awards.
In 2020, Williams won his third Emmy for the documentary “The Apollo.”Williams is currently in pre-production on his first scripted feature “Cassandro,” starring Gael García Bernal.
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