Shaka King
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Born | New York City, U.S. | March 7, 1980
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Years active | 2009–present |
Shaka King (born March 7, 1980) is an American film director, screenwriter, and film producer. He is best known for directing and co-writing the 2021 biopic Judas and the Black Messiah.
Biography
An only child, King was born on March 7, 1980[
King studied political science and took his first film production course at Vassar College. After graduating, he practiced screenwriting while working as a youth counselor and tutor.[1] In 2007, he entered a graduate film program at New York University Tisch School of the Arts where he was a student of Spike Lee.[5] King's thesis for his Masters of Fine Arts resulted in the feature film Newlyweeds.[2]
King currently lives in the borough of Brooklyn.[6]
Career
King's debut feature film Newlyweeds is about a free-spirited young couple who live in Bedford-Stuyvesant and who prefer to indulge in marijuana and hashish.
Angelique Jackson of Variety has noted that King is one of those "Black filmmakers [who] are offering an unvarnished look at the legacy of the 1960s civil rights era, examining America’s tortured history of racism ..."[5]
Philanthropy and Activism
In October 2023, King signed an open letter for the "
Filmography
Short films
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer |
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2009 | Mariachi | No | No | Yes |
Cocoa Loco | Yes | No | No | |
2010 | Herkimer DuFrayne 7th Grade Guidance Counselor | Yes | Yes | Yes |
2015 | Mulignans | Yes | Yes | Yes |
2017 | LaZercism | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Feature films
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer |
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2013 | Newlyweeds | Yes | Yes | Yes |
2021 | Judas and the Black Messiah | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Television
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes |
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2016 | High Maintenance | Yes | Yes | 2 episodes |
2016-17 | People of Earth | Yes | No | 5 episodes |
2018 | Random Acts of Flyness | Yes | Yes | Directed 1 episode, wrote 2 episodes |
2019-20 | Shrill | Yes | No | 4 episodes |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Title | Category | Result | Ref |
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2020 | NAACP Image Awards | Shrill | Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series | Nominated | [13] |
2021 | Academy Awards | Judas and the Black Messiah | Best Picture | Nominated | |
Best Original Screenplay | Nominated | ||||
2021 | Producers Guild of America Awards | Best Theatrical Motion Picture | Nominated | ||
2021 | Writers Guild of America Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Nominated |
References
- ^ ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
- ^ ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
- ^ a b "Meet the 2013 Sundance Filmmakers #40: Shaka King Tells the Story of an Unusual Threesome in 'Newlyweeds'". IndieWire. January 22, 2013. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
- ^ Juzwiak, Rich (September 18, 2013). ""Is There Such a Thing as Black Pop Culture?": Director Shaka King". Gawker. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
- ^ a b Jackson, Angelique (February 19, 2021). "How 'Judas and the Black Messiah,' 'Da 5 Bloods' and 'One Night in Miami' Capture the Radical Spirit of the 1960s and Beyond". Variety. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
- ^ "Shaka King". Film Independent. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
- ^ Salovaara, Sarah (February 25, 2015). "Shaka King on Releasing His Sundance Short Mulignans Online". Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
- ^ Macaulay, Scott (May 31, 2017). "Watch: Shaka King Erases "Racial Glaucoma" in Short Film LaZercism". Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
- ^ Petski, Denise (October 1, 2021). "'Judas And The Black Messiah' Writer-Director Shaka King Inks First-Look Deal With FX Productions". Deadline. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
- ^ Lindahl, Chris (October 1, 2021). "Shaka King Will Develop Series for FX After Signing First Look Deal". IndieWire. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
- ^ Veltman, Chloe (October 21, 2023). NPR industry A-listers sign a letter to Biden urging a cease-fire in Gaza https://www.npr.org/2023/10/21/1207783685/celebrities-letter-ceasefire-israel-gaza-biden%7Ctitle=Entertainment industry A-listers sign a letter to Biden urging a cease-fire in Gaza. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
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