Directing

Yoruba Richen

Born 1972-01-01 · New York City, New York, USA5 series20 films

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.

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Behind the camera

2025The Fall of DiddyDirector5 ep.
2021Black and MissingDirector3 ep.
2021High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed AmericaDirector1 ep.
2020The New York Times PresentsDirector, Producer1 ep.
1988American ExperienceDirector, Producer, Writer1 ep.