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Movie
Directing
Yance Ford
- Born
- (age 54)
- Birthplace
- Long Island, New York, USA
- Credits
- 11 titles
Biography
Yance Ford (/ˈjænsi/; 13 April 1972; Long Island) is an American documentary filmmaker. In 2018, he and Joslyn Barnes were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for producing and directing Strong Island.
Ford graduated from Hamilton College in 1994. Beginning in 2002 he worked as a series producer at PBS for ten years. In 2011 he was named one of Filmmaker magazine's 25 New Faces of Independent Film. He also received the 2011–2012 Fledgling Fund Fellowship at MacDowell. In 2017 he was #97 on The Root 100, an "annual list of the most influential African Americans, ages 25 to 45."
Signature work
Known For
Acting credits 3
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Power Film | Narrator (voice) |
| 2020 | Disclosure Film | Self - Filmmaker |
| 2017 | Strong Island Film | Himself |
Crew credits 11
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | Two Butterflies Film | Director |
| 2024 | Power Film | Director, Producer, Writer |
| 2022 | The Color of Care Film | Director, Producer |
| 2021 | The Me You Can't See TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2021 | Pride TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2020 | Disclosure Film | Creative Consultant |
| 2020 | Trial by Media TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2019 | Work in Progress TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 2017 | Strong Island Film | Director, Producer |
| 2007 | The Ballad of Esequiel Hernández Film | Producer |
| 1988 | POV TV | Director (1 ep) |