Yoruba Richen

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Yoruba Richen

Producer, Director, Writer

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Credits
41 titles

Films in Production (1 title)	Budget	Status
Don't Look Away Executive Producer Executive Producer See fewer		Post-Prod

Past Film & Video (17 titles)	Budget	Opening Weekend	Gross (US & Canada)	Gross (Worldwide)
How to Build a Library (2025) Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer
Sugarcane (2024) Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer		$8K	$125K	$134K
The Recall: Reframed (2022) (Short) - Producer Producer See fewer
The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks (2022) Director, Executive Producer Director, Executive Producer See fewer
Takeover (2021) (Short) - Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer
When Claude Got Shot (2021) Field Producer Field Producer See fewer
Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America (2021) Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer		$22K	$234K	$234K
The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts the Tonight Show (2020) Director, Writer Director, Writer See fewer
Vision Portraits (2019) Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer			$11K	$11K
Crooked Lines (2018) (Short) - Director, Producer Director, Producer See fewer
Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart (2017) Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer	$1.5MM
Reconception (2016) (Short) - Director, Producer Director, Producer See fewer
Oya: Something Happened on the Way to West Africa! (2015) (Short) - Executive Producer Executive Producer See fewer
Out in the Night (2014) Producer Producer See fewer
The New Black (2013) Director, Producer, Writer (co-writer) Director, Producer, Writer (co-writer) See fewer
Promised Land (2009) Director, Producer Director, Producer See fewer
Brother to Brother (2004) Associate Producer Associate Producer See fewer		$9K	$81K	$81K

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Past Television (16 titles)	Episodes
The Fall of Diddy (2025) (TV Mini-series) - Director (5 episodes, 2025), Executive Producer (5 episodes, 2025) Director (5 episodes, 2025), Executive Producer (5 episodes, 2025) See fewer The Assistant (Jan 28, 2025) Season 1, Episode 5 - Director, Executive Producer Director, Executive Producer See fewer See more See fewer Loading	5
American Experience (2024) (TV Series) - Director (1 episode, 2024), Producer (1 episode, 2024), Writer (1 episode, 2024) Director (1 episode, 2024), Producer (1 episode, 2024), Writer (1 episode, 2024) See fewer American Coup: Wilmington 1898 (Nov 12, 2024) Season 36, Episode 7 - Director, Producer, Writer Director, Producer, Writer See fewer	1
The Cost of Inheritance: An America ReFramed Special (2024) (TV Movie) - Director Director See fewer
Carsey-Wolf Center (2023) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2023) Self (1 episode, 2023) See fewer Black Hollywood: The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks (May 11, 2023) Season 12, Episode 28 - Self Self See fewer	1
Frontline (2022) (TV Series) - Director (1 episode, 2022), Producer (1 episode, 2022), Writer (1 episode, 2022) Director (1 episode, 2022), Producer (1 episode, 2022), Writer (1 episode, 2022) See fewer American Reckoning (Feb 15, 2022) Season 40, Episode 6 - Director, Producer, Writer Director, Producer, Writer See fewer	1
Black and Missing (2021) (TV Mini-series) - Director (2 episodes, 2021) Director (2 episodes, 2021) See fewer Episode #1.3 (Nov 24, 2021) Season 1, Episode 3 - Director Director See fewer Episode #1.1 (Nov 23, 2021) Season 1, Episode 1 - Director Director See fewer	2
High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America (2021) (TV Series) - Director (1 episode, 2021) Director (1 episode, 2021) See fewer Freedom (May 26, 2021) Season 1, Episode 4 - Director Director See fewer	1
American Masters (2021) (TV Series) - Director (1 episode, 2021) Director (1 episode, 2021) See fewer How It Feels to Be Free (Jan 18, 2021) Season 35, Episode 1 - Director Director See fewer	1
The New York Times Presents (2020) (TV Series) - Director (1 episode, 2020), Producer (1 episode, 2020) Director (1 episode, 2020), Producer (1 episode, 2020) See fewer The Killing of Breonna Taylor (Sep 4, 2020) Season 1, Episode 3 - Director, Producer Director, Producer See fewer	1
P.O.V. (2010–2020) (TV Series) - Field Director (2 episodes, 2020), Producer (2 episodes, 2010), Additional Camera Operator (1 episode, 2010), Director (1 episode, 2010) Field Director (2 episodes, 2020), Producer (2 episodes, 2010), Additional Camera Operator (1 episode, 2010), Director (1 episode, 2010) See fewer And She Could Be Next (Jun 30, 2020) Season 32, Episode 18 - Field Director Field Director See fewer See more See fewer Loading	4
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom (2019) (TV Movie) - Narrator (voice), Director, Writer Narrator (voice), Director, Writer See fewer
TechMAKERS (2018) (TV Series) - Producer (2 episodes, 2018) Producer (2 episodes, 2018) See fewer Ayanna Howard, Roboticist (Mar 9, 2018) Producer Producer See fewer Limor Fried, Founder & CEO, Adafruit Industries (Mar 9, 2018) Producer Producer See fewer	2
Independent Lens (2005–2014) (TV Series) - Associate Producer (1 episode, 2005), Director (1 episode, 2014), Producer (1 episode, 2014), Writer (1 episode, 2014) Associate Producer (1 episode, 2005), Director (1 episode, 2014), Producer (1 episode, 2014), Writer (1 episode, 2014) See fewer The New Black (Jun 16, 2014) Season 15, Episode 21 - Director, Producer, Writer Director, Producer, Writer See fewer Brother to Brother (Jun 14, 2005) Season 6, Episode 27 - Associate Producer Associate Producer See fewer	2
20/20 (2003) (TV Series) - Field Producer (1 episode, 2003) Field Producer (1 episode, 2003) See fewer No Defense/A World of Difference/Dangerous Rush (Oct 17, 2003) Field Producer Field Producer See fewer	1
Take It from Me (2001) (TV Movie) - Co-Producer Co-Producer See fewer
Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks (2000) (TV Movie) - Production Coordinator Production Coordinator See fewer

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Self (7 titles)
Democracy Now! (2010–2024) (TV Series) - Self - Guest (director of American Coup: Wilmington 1898') / Self (4 episodes, 2010) Self - Guest (director of American Coup: Wilmington 1898') / Self (4 episodes, 2010) See fewer Episode dated 12 November 2024 (Nov 12, 2024) Self - Guest (director of American Coup: Wilmington 1898') Self - Guest (director of American Coup: Wilmington 1898') See fewer See more See fewer Loading
An Unexpected Community (2024) Self Self See fewer
PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton (2022) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2022) Self (1 episode, 2022) See fewer 12-03-2022 (Dec 3, 2022) Self Self See fewer
The ReidOut (2020) (TV Series) - Self - Guest (1 episode, 2020) Self - Guest (1 episode, 2020) See fewer Episode #1.37 (Sep 9, 2020) Season 1, Episode 37 - Self - Guest Self - Guest See fewer
Today (2019) (TV Series) - Self - Guest (1 episode, 2019) Self - Guest (1 episode, 2019) See fewer Episode dated 13 February 2019 (Feb 13, 2019) Self - Guest Self - Guest See fewer
Dykes, Camera, Action! (2018) Self Self See fewer
The War Room with Michael Shure (2013) (TV Series) - Self - Guest (1 episode, 2013) Self - Guest (1 episode, 2013) See fewer Episode dated 13 June 2013 (Jun 13, 2013) Self - Guest Self - Guest See fewer

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