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Roger Ross Williams net worth is
$10 Million

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Roger Ross Williams (born April 13, 1973) is an American television news, documentary and entertainment director, producer and writer. He directed most notably Music by Prudence that won the Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject), about a 21-year-old Zimbabwean singer-songwriter Prudence Mabhena, who was born severely disabled and has struggled to overcome poverty and discrimination. All other seven members of Prudence's band "Liyana" are also disabled.Roger Ross Williams is the first African American director to win an Academy Award in his category of Documentary Shorts, and the first ever African American director to win an Academy Award for directing and producing a film, short or feature. He is a member of a Gullah family from South Carolina, and has lived and worked in New York City for the past twenty-five years. He started working in 1985 and has worked for ABC News, NBC News, MSNBC, BBC, CNN and PBS. He has produced shows for ABC, CBS, Comedy Central, Food Network, Sundance Channel, TLC, VH1 and Michael Moore’s Emmy Award winning series TV Nation.He has directed prime-time reality (for ABC and CBS) and produced a documentary series for Discovery Networks and a lifestyle series: Sheila Bridges Designer Living, for Scripps Networks. 
Net Worth$10 Million
Date Of BirthSeptember 16, 1973
Place Of BirthSouth Carolina, USA
ProfessionDirector, Producer, Writer
NicknamesRoger Ross Williams, Williams, Roger Ross
Star SignVirgo

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Director

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Land of the Lost Sidekicks2016Short
The New Yorker Presents2016TV Series documentary 1 episode
Life, Animated2016Documentary
Blackface2015Short
Gospel of Intolerance2015Documentary short
Independent Lens2014TV Series documentary 1 episode
God Loves Uganda2013Documentary
Undercover Boss2010-2011TV Series 24 episodes
Music by Prudence2010Documentary short
Sheila Bridges: Designer Living2005TV Series 2 episodes
The Lives They Lived2003TV Movie
New York Underground2003TV Movie documentary

Producer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Life, Animated2016Documentary producer
Independent LensTV Series documentary producer - 1 episode, 2014 consulting producer - 1 episode, 2011
God Loves Uganda2013Documentary producer
Music by Prudence2010Documentary short producer
Life 3602002TV Series segment producer - 1 episode
Discovered at Sundance1997TV Movie documentary segment producer
TV Nation: Volume One1997Video documentary segment producer
Sex, Drugs and Consequences1996TV Movie producer
People Yearbook '951995TV Movie documentary segment producer

Writer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Independent Lens2014TV Series documentary 1 episode
God Loves Uganda2013Documentary
Sheila Bridges: Designer LivingTV Series 1 episode, 2005 writer - 1 episode, 2005
The Lives They Lived2003TV Movie
New York Underground2003TV Movie documentary

Thanks

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Zain's Summer: From Refugee to American Boy2016Documentary short special thanks
Cameraperson2016Documentary thanks

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter2017TV SeriesHimself
Democracy Now!2016TV SeriesHimself
National Endowment for the Arts: United States of Arts2016TV Series documentary shortHimself - Filmmaker
TakePart Live2013-2014TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Live@Sundance2014TV SeriesHimself
The Daily Show2014TV SeriesHimself
The 82nd Annual Academy Awards2010TV SpecialHimself - Winner: Best Documentary Short

Won Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2016Student jury awardBudapest International Documentary FestivalLife, Animated (2016)
2016Special Jury Prizedead CENTER Film FestivalBest DocumentaryLife, Animated (2016)
2016Audience AwardFull Frame Documentary Film FestivalFeatureLife, Animated (2016)
2016Truly Moving Picture AwardHeartland FilmLife, Animated (2016)
2016Audience AwardNantucket Film FestivalBest Documentary FeatureLife, Animated (2016)
2016Audience AwardSan Francisco International Film FestivalDocumentaryLife, Animated (2016)
2016Directing AwardSundance Film FestivalDocumentaryLife, Animated (2016)
2013Ashland Independent Film AwardAshland Independent Film FestivalBest Documentary: Feature LengthGod Loves Uganda (2013)
2013Jury AwardPhiladelphia Film FestivalBest Documentary FeatureGod Loves Uganda (2013)
2013Sheffield Youth Jury AwardSheffield International Documentary FestivalGod Loves Uganda (2013)
2013Jury AwardTampa International Gay and Lesbian Film FestivalBest DocumentaryGod Loves Uganda (2013)
2010OscarAcademy Awards, USABest Documentary, Short SubjectsMusic by Prudence (2010)

Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2017Black ReelBlack Reel AwardsOutstanding DocumentaryLife, Animated (2016)
2017Black ReelBlack Reel AwardsOutstanding Documentary FeatureLife, Animated (2016)
2017Cinema Eye Audience Choice PrizeCinema Eye Honors Awards, USLife, Animated (2016)
2017DGA AwardDirectors Guild of America, USAOutstanding Directorial Achievement in DocumentaryLife, Animated (2016)
2017PGA AwardPGA AwardsOutstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion PicturesLife, Animated (2016)
2016Critics’ Choice Documentary AwardCritics’ Choice Documentary AwardsBest Director (Theatrical Feature)Life, Animated (2016)
2016Audience AwardHot Docs Canadian International Documentary FestivalTop 20 Audience FavoritesLife, Animated (2016)
2016Most Popular DocumentaryMelbourne International Film FestivalLife, Animated (2016)
2016Golden Space Needle AwardSeattle International Film FestivalBest DocumentaryLife, Animated (2016)
2016Bronze HorseStockholm Film FestivalBest DocumentaryLife, Animated (2016)
2016Grand Jury PrizeSundance Film FestivalDocumentaryLife, Animated (2016)
2014Young Adults Jury AwardBlack Movie Film FestivalGod Loves Uganda (2013)
2014Audience AwardBlack Movie Film FestivalGod Loves Uganda (2013)
2014Black ReelBlack Reel AwardsOutstanding DocumentaryGod Loves Uganda (2013)
2014Grand Prize Chéries-ChérisChéries-ChérisDocumentaryGod Loves Uganda (2013)
2013Grand Jury PrizeSundance Film FestivalDocumentaryGod Loves Uganda (2013)

2nd Place Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2016Audience AwardAmsterdam International Documentary Film FestivalIDFA Audience AwardLife, Animated (2016)

Known for movies

Life, Animated (2016)
as Director

God Loves Uganda (2013)
as Director

Undercover Boss (2010-2011)
as Director

Music by Prudence (2010)
as Director

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