Tanya Hamilton
Tanya Hamilton (born in Spanish Town, Jamaica) is an American film director and producer. She came to the United States at the age of eight, and settled in Maryland with her mother. She attended Duke Ellington School of the Arts, Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, and Columbia University.
Tanya Hamilton
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- Tanya Hamilton
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- Film director, producer
- Born
- 1901
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Hamilton's first project was a short film entitled The Killers, which was released in 1997. This work won awards at the Berlin International Film Festival and New Line Cinema. Her first feature film was Night Catches Us, a portrayal of former Black Panthers reuniting in 1976 Philadelphia. In 2011, Hamilton received an Athena Film Festival award for directing, as well as Black Reel Award nomination for best director for this film. It was also nominated for an Independent Spirit Awards, four Image Awards, a Gotham Awards and the Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize.
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• Name — Tanya Hamilton • Occupation — Film director, producer
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• Year — Film — Role — Notes • 1995 — The Killers — Director/Writer — Short film • 1999 — Split Screen — Director/Writer — TV series, 1 episode • 2010 — Night Catches Us — Director/Writer — Debut feature film • 2014 — Molly — Director — Movie • 2016 — Queen Sugar — Director — TV series, 1 episode • 2016 — The Vampire Diaries — Director — TV series, 1 episode • 2017 — American Crime — Director — TV series, 1 episode • 2017 — Famous in Love — Director — TV series, 1 episode • 2017 — Greenleaf — Director — TV series, 2 episodes • 2018 — Seven Seconds — Director — TV series, 1 episode • 2018 — Black Lightning — Director — TV series, 1 episode • 2017 — Love Is_ — Director — TV series, 1 episode • 2018 — The Deuce — Director — TV series, 2 episodes • 2019 — Berlin Station — Director — TV series, 2 episode • 2019 — The Chi — Director — TV series, 3 episode • 2019 — Scream — Director — TV series, 1 episode • 2019 — Snowfall — Director — TV series, 1 episodes • 2019 — The Deuce — Director — TV series, 2 episodes • 2019 — Godfather of Harlem — Director — TV series, 2 episodes • 2020 — Cherish the Day — Director — TV series, 2 episodes • 2022 — Big Sky — Director — TV series, 1 episodes • 2022 — Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty — Director — TV series, 4 episodes • 2024 — Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist — Director — TV miniseries, 2 episodes • 2024 — Get Millie Black — Director — TV series, 2 episodes • 2025 — Dope Thief — Director — TV series, 1 episode
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- 1.Tanya Hamilton Films and Shows – Apple TV.
- 2.Tanya Hamilton School of the Arts.
- 3.The Killers - Panorama 1996.
- 4.nyfa. Exploring The Work of Caribbean-American Filmmakers. NYFA. 2023-05-30.
- 5.Peter Travers. Night Catches Us. Rolling Stone. 2010-12-02.
- 6.Nigel M. Smith. FUTURES “Night Catches Us” Director Tanya Hamilton. IndieWire. 2010-11-19.
- 7.Angelique Jackson, BreAnna Bell. Meet the 42 Women Directors of ‘Queen Sugar’ — and How They’re Taking Over Hollywood. Variety. 2022-09-27.
- 8.imfernsehen GmbH & Co KG. The Deuce. 2017-09-11.
- 9.imfernsehen GmbH & Co KG. Winning Time: Aufstieg der Lakers-Dynastie. 2022-04-25.
- 10.Christopher Diekhaus. [UPDATE] „Get Millie Black“: Deutschlandpremiere für Serie um eigenwillige Ex-Scotland-Yard-Ermittlerin.
- 11.Filmstarts. Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist.
- 12.Berlinale Talents Project - Skylarking.
- 13.Tanya Hamilton - Auszeichnungen.
- 14.Writer/Director Tanya Hamilton Presents: NIGHT CATCHES US.
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