Cynthia Littleton Business EditorIn the 1980s, it took Stanley Nelson seven years to make “Two Dollars and a Dream: The Story of Madame C.J.
Walker,” his first documentary film. It took him another seven years to make his second feature doc: “The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords.”Once he had two films under his belt, Nelson, now 66, was on his way to becoming one of the foremost and most prolific documentary filmmakers to chronicle the Black experience in America.
Nelson’s notable recent films include “Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool,” “Tulsa Burning: The 1921 Race Massacre,” The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution” and the upcoming “Attica.”As he forged his path, Nelson realized the desperate need for training, mentorship and.
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