Michèle Stephenson

Michèle Stephenson

Michèle Stephenson is an American documentary filmmaker, artist, and author who pulls from her Panamanian and Haitian roots, and experience as a human rights attorney to tell compelling, deeply personal stories that are created by, for, and about communities of color. With spouse Joe Brewster, Stephenson founded the Rada Film Group. While raising a family in Brooklyn, New York, they directed and produced documentary and fiction films. In 2008, they directed Slaying Goliath, a documentary that follows 10 days in the life of their son's fifth grade basketball team in Harlem, New York, as they experienced a culture clash at a national tournament in suburban Florida. Brewster and Stephenson also produced and directed Faces of Change, which follows five activists on five continents fighting racism in their communities. In 1999, Brewster and Stephenson set out to document the experiences of their son and his best friend at the time both boys entered kindergarten at a private Manhattan prep school up until their upcoming high school graduation in 2012 in the documentary film, American Promise. Their goal was to closely examine the coming of age and school experiences of two middle class African American boys at The Dalton School, a predominantly white prep school, in the context of the persistent U.S. achievement gap. American Promise was broadcast on POV in 2013. Brewster and Stephenson are Sundance Institute Fellows, Tribeca All Access Fellows, and the recipients of the Tribeca Gucci Fund for Documentary Film for the 13-year longitudinal documentary. American Promise is the centerpiece of a transmedia engagement campaign that will use the mobile web and interactive technology to help propel young men of color to success.

  • Title: Michèle Stephenson
  • Popularity: 1.086
  • Known For: Directing
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  • Homepage: https://radastudio.org/
  • Also Known As: Michele Stephenson
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Michèle Stephenson Movies

  • 2013
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    American Promise

    American Promise

    6.7 2013 HD

    In 1999, filmmakers Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson turned the camera on themselves and began filming their five-year-old son, Idris, and...

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  • 2023
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    Subject

    Subject

    6.5 2023 HD

    In the golden age of documentaries, who benefits? SUBJECT reveals the unintended consequences – good, bad, and complicated – of having...

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  • 2021
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    Elena

    Elena

    1 2021 HD

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  • 2013
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    American Promise

    American Promise

    6.7 2013 HD

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  • 2021
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    For Our Girls

    For Our Girls

    1 2021 HD

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  • 2003
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    The Killing Zone

    The Killing Zone

    3 2003 HD

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  • 2023
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    Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project

    Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project

    7.1 2023 HD

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  • 2023
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    Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project

    Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project

    7.1 2023 HD

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  • 2016
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    A Mother's Dream

    A Mother's Dream

    1 2016 HD

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  • 2015
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    A Conversation with White People on Race

    A Conversation with White People on Race

    1 2015 HD

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  • 2008
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    Slaying Goliath

    Slaying Goliath

    1 2008 HD

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  • 2010
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    Coming Home: The Dry Storm

    Coming Home: The Dry Storm

    1 2010 HD

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  • 2015
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    A Conversation with Black Women on Race

    A Conversation with Black Women on Race

    1 2015 HD

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  • 2006
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    Faces of Change

    Faces of Change

    1 2006 HD

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  • 2019
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    Drawn to the Mat

    Drawn to the Mat

    1 2019 HD

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  • 2015
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    A Conversation with Black Women on Race

    A Conversation with Black Women on Race

    1 2015 HD

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  • 2019
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    Drawn to the Mat

    Drawn to the Mat

    1 2019 HD

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  • 2023
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    Black Girls Play: The Story of Hand Games

    Black Girls Play: The Story of Hand Games

    1 2023 HD

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  • 2015
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    A Conversation with White People on Race

    A Conversation with White People on Race

    1 2015 HD

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  • 2024
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    The Age of Water

    The Age of Water

    1 2024 HD

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  • 2018
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    The Changing Same

    The Changing Same

    1 2018 HD

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  • 2021
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    The Changing Same - Episode 1: The Dilemma

    The Changing Same - Episode 1: The Dilemma

    1 2021 HD

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  • 2015
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    A Conversation About Growing Up Black

    A Conversation About Growing Up Black

    1 2015 HD

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  • 2008
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    Slaying Goliath

    Slaying Goliath

    1 2008 HD

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  • 2010
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    Coming Home: The Dry Storm

    Coming Home: The Dry Storm

    1 2010 HD

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  • 2016
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    A Mother's Dream

    A Mother's Dream

    1 2016 HD

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  • 1970
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    Freddie Gray Documentary

    Freddie Gray Documentary

    1 1970 HD

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  • 2008
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    Slaying Goliath

    Slaying Goliath

    1 2008 HD

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  • 2006
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    Faces of Change

    Faces of Change

    1 2006 HD

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  • 1995
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    The Keeper

    The Keeper

    5 1995 HD

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  • 2021
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    Decolonizing Mental Health

    Decolonizing Mental Health

    1 2021 HD

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  • 2013
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    American Promise

    American Promise

    6.7 2013 HD

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  • 2023
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    Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project

    Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project

    7.1 2023 HD

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  • 2021
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    The Changing Same - Episode 1: The Dilemma

    The Changing Same - Episode 1: The Dilemma

    1 2021 HD

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  • 2020
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    Stateless

    Stateless

    5 2020 HD

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  • 2020
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    Stateless

    5 2020 HD

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  • 2020
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    Stateless

    5 2020 HD

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  • 2020
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    Stateless

    5 2020 HD

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  • 2023
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    Black Girls Play: The Story of Hand Games

    Black Girls Play: The Story of Hand Games

    1 2023 HD

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  • 2018
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    The Changing Same

    The Changing Same

    1 2018 HD

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  • 2018
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    The Changing Same

    The Changing Same

    1 2018 HD

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  • 2020
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    5 2020 HD

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  • 2020
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    5 2020 HD

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  • 2020
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    5 2020 HD

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  • 1970
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    This new CBC documentary series uses contemporary interviews and archival footage to chronicle Canada’s long history of anti-Black racism,...

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