Ayoka Chenzira

Ayoka Chenzira

DirectorProducerActorCrewWriter Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1979–2023 (44 year career)
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Biography

Ayoka "Ayo" Chenzira (born November 8, 1953) is an independent African-American producer, film and television director, animator, writer, experimental filmmaker, and transmedia storyteller. She is the first African American woman animator and one of a handful of Black experimental filmmakers working since the late 1970s. Chenzira studied film and photography at The College of New Rochelle and accomplished her M.A. degree in education at Columbia University. She received her B.F.A. degree in film…

Known For

Filmography

Crew (49)

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Movies (44)

HERadventure

HERadventure

2013

Director

HERadventure

HERadventure

2013

Executive Producer

In the Rivers of Mercy Angst

In the Rivers of Mercy Angst

1996

Director

In the Rivers of Mercy Angst

In the Rivers of Mercy Angst

1996

Producer

In the Rivers of Mercy Angst

In the Rivers of Mercy Angst

1996

Special Effects

In the Rivers of Mercy Angst

In the Rivers of Mercy Angst

1996

Writer

Alma's Rainbow

Alma's Rainbow

1994

Director

6.2
Alma's Rainbow

Alma's Rainbow

1994

Producer

6.2
Alma's Rainbow

Alma's Rainbow

1994

Writer

6.2
Snowfire

Snowfire

1994

Director

Snowfire

Snowfire

1994

Director of Photography

Snowfire

Snowfire

1994

Producer

Snowfire

Snowfire

1994

Writer

MOTV (My Own TV)

MOTV (My Own TV)

1993

Additional Photography

4.0
MOTV (My Own TV)

MOTV (My Own TV)

1993

Director

4.0
MOTV (My Own TV)

MOTV (My Own TV)

1993

Producer

4.0
Pull Your Head to the Moon: Stories of Creole Women

Pull Your Head to the Moon: Stories of Creole Women

1992

Adaptation

Pull Your Head to the Moon: Stories of Creole Women

Pull Your Head to the Moon: Stories of Creole Women

1992

Director

Williamswood

Williamswood

1992

Camera Operator

Williamswood

Williamswood

1992

Director

Williamswood

Williamswood

1992

Editor

Zajota and the Boogie Spirit

Zajota and the Boogie Spirit

1989

Animation

Zajota and the Boogie Spirit

Zajota and the Boogie Spirit

1989

Art Designer

Zajota and the Boogie Spirit

Zajota and the Boogie Spirit

1989

Camera Operator

Zajota and the Boogie Spirit

Zajota and the Boogie Spirit

1989

Director

Zajota and the Boogie Spirit

Zajota and the Boogie Spirit

1989

Editor

Zajota and the Boogie Spirit

Zajota and the Boogie Spirit

1989

Executive Producer

Zajota and the Boogie Spirit

Zajota and the Boogie Spirit

1989

Producer

Zajota and the Boogie Spirit

Zajota and the Boogie Spirit

1989

Story

The Lure and the Lore

The Lure and the Lore

1988

Camera Operator

The Lure and the Lore

The Lure and the Lore

1988

Director

The Lure and the Lore

The Lure and the Lore

1988

Editor

The Lure and the Lore

The Lure and the Lore

1988

Producer

Secret Sounds Screaming: The Sexual Abuse of Children

Secret Sounds Screaming: The Sexual Abuse of Children

1986

Director

Hair Piece: A Film for Nappy Headed People

Hair Piece: A Film for Nappy Headed People

1984

Animation

5.6
Hair Piece: A Film for Nappy Headed People

Hair Piece: A Film for Nappy Headed People

1984

Art Designer

5.6
Hair Piece: A Film for Nappy Headed People

Hair Piece: A Film for Nappy Headed People

1984

Director

5.6
Hair Piece: A Film for Nappy Headed People

Hair Piece: A Film for Nappy Headed People

1984

Editor

5.6
Hair Piece: A Film for Nappy Headed People

Hair Piece: A Film for Nappy Headed People

1984

Producer

5.6
Hair Piece: A Film for Nappy Headed People

Hair Piece: A Film for Nappy Headed People

1984

Writer

5.6
Syvilla: They Dance To Her Drum

Syvilla: They Dance To Her Drum

1979

Camera Operator

Syvilla: They Dance To Her Drum

Syvilla: They Dance To Her Drum

1979

Director

Syvilla: They Dance To Her Drum

Syvilla: They Dance To Her Drum

1979

Producer

Syvilla: They Dance To Her Drum

Syvilla: They Dance To Her Drum

1979

Sound