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Yoruba Richen

Yoruba Richen

DirectorProductionProducerDirectingActor Jan 1 (age 54) New York City, New York, USA 1988–2025 (37 year career)
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Biography

Yoruba Richen (born 1972) is a film director, screenwriter and producer. She produced and directed The New Black (2013), which won the audience award at AFI Docs, Frameline Film Festival and Philly Q Fest. It also won best documentary at Urbanworld Film Festival. The New Black was nominated for an NAACP Image Award and a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Documentary. She is director of the documentary program at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism.

Known For

The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
Film

The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

Self - Narrator (voice)
American Experience
Film

American Experience

Director
The New York Times Presents
Film

The New York Times Presents

Director
The Fall of Diddy
Film

The Fall of Diddy

Director
American Factory: A Conversation with the Obamas
Film

American Factory: A Conversation with the Obamas

Director
High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America
Film

High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America

Director
The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show
Film

The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show

Director
The New Black
Film

The New Black

Director

Filmography