Nelson George
Writing
Born September 1, 1957 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
12 films as director · Active 2001–2023
Known for
Directed(12)
Acting(33)
2026The Last Critic
Film
2026Soul Power: The Legend of the American Basketball AssociationTV
2025Hip Hop Was Born HereTV
2023Thriller 40Film
2023Bill Russell: LegendTV
2023Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the WorldTV
2023Just a Boy From Tupelo: Bringing Elvis to the Big ScreenFilm
2022SidneyFilm
2022Right to Offend: The Black Comedy RevolutionTV
2022Biography: Bobby BrownTV
2021A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon ParksFilm
2021Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & ConspiracyFilm
2020With Drawn ArmsFilm
2019The Minnesota SoundFilm
2018Shut Up and DribbleTV
2018Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'TV
2018Basketball: A Love StoryTV
2017The NinetiesTV
2016SoundbreakingTV
2015A Ballerina's TaleFilm
2015Hustlers ConventionFilm
2012Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’Film
2009Downtown CallingFilm
2007The Wire: The Last WordFilm
2007The Wire OdysseyFilm
2007Queens of DiscoFilm
2005Perfect Upset: The 1985 Villanova vs. Georgetown NCAA ChampionshipFilm
2004And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-HopTV
2002It's Black EntertainmentFilm
2001Raisin' Kane: A RapumentaryFilm
1999Michael Jordan: His AirnessFilm
1995Rap: Looking for the Perfect BeatFilm
Revisiting The Learning TreeFilm