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Movie
Directing
Kemp Powers
- Born
- (age 52)
- Birthplace
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- Credits
- 13 titles
Biography
Kemp Powers is an American playwright, screenwriter, and director. He is best known for his play One Night in Miami and the 2020 film adaptation of the same name, as well as for co-directing the animated films Soul (2020) and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023). His screenplay for One Night in Miami... earned him a Best Adapted Screenplay nomination at the 93rd Academy Awards, while his work on Soul made him the first African-American to co-direct a Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar feature. Powers was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature at the 96th Academy Awards.
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Signature work
Known For
Acting credits 7
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse: Across the Worlds: Designing New Dimensions Film | Self |
| 2023 | Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse: Obscure Spiders and Easter Eggs Film | Self |
| 2023 | Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse: "I'mma Do My Own Thing" - Interdimensional Destiny Film | Self |
| 2023 | Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse: Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Cast Film | Self |
| 2023 | Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - Creating the Ultimate Spider-Man Movie Film | Self |
| 2021 | Soul, Improvised Film | |
| 1953 | The Oscars TV | Self (1 ep) |
Crew credits 6
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | Lunik Heist Film | Director, Writer |
| 2027 | Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse Film | Executive Producer |
| 2023 | Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Film | Director |
| 2020 | One Night in Miami... Film | Theatre Play, Executive Producer, Screenplay |
| 2020 | Soul Film | Co-Director, Story, Screenplay |
| 2017 | Star Trek: Discovery TV | Writer (1 ep) |