Yoruba Richen
Directing
Biography
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.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Yoruba Richen
Filmography
Acting (2)
2019
The Green Book: Guide to Freedomas Self - Narrator (voice)
7.8
2018
Dykes, Camera, Action!as Self
0.5
Production & Directing (27)
2025
Free Joan LittleDirector
2024
American Coup: Wilmington 1898Director
2024
American Coup: Wilmington 1898Producer
2024
2023
The Cost of InheritanceDirector
2023
The Cost of InheritanceProducer
2022
The Recall: ReframedProducer
2022
Storming Caesars PalaceConsulting Producer
2022
5.7
2022
The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa ParksExecutive Producer
5.7
2022
American ReckoningWriter
8.0
2022
American ReckoningProducer
8.0
2022
American ReckoningDirector
8.0
2021
How It Feels to Be FreeDirector
2020
The Killing of Breonna TaylorProducer
6.0
2020
The Killing of Breonna TaylorDirector
6.0
5.9
2019
5.5
2019
7.8
2019
The Green Book: Guide to FreedomDirector
7.8
2018
Crooked LinesDirector
2018
Crooked LinesProducer
2014
Out in the NightProducer
4.5
2013
The New BlackDirector
4.8
2013
The New BlackProducer
4.8
2013
The New BlackWriter
4.8
2009
Promised LandDirector