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Kevin Willmott is an American film director and screenwriter, and professor of film at the University of Kansas. He is known for work focusing on black issues including writing and directing Ninth Street, C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America, and Bunker Hill. His The Only Good Indian (2009) was a feature film about Native American children at an Indian boarding school and the forced assimilation that took place. He has collaborated with Spike Lee, with whom he shared an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for BlacKkKlansman.
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Chasing Chasing Amy | Self | 2023 |
Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking | Self | 2021 |
Jayhawkers | Dowdall Davis | 2014 |
Destination Planet Negro | Dr. Warrington Avery | 2013 |
AIR: The Musical | The Detective | 2010 |
C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America | Extra | 2005 |
Das Bus | The Buppy | 2003 |
Ninth Street | Huddie | 1999 |
Split Screen | Self | 1997 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Chasing Chasing Amy | Self | 2023 |
Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking | Self | 2021 |
Jayhawkers | Dowdall Davis | 2014 |
Destination Planet Negro | Dr. Warrington Avery | 2013 |
AIR: The Musical | The Detective | 2010 |
C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America | Extra | 2005 |
Das Bus | The Buppy | 2003 |
Ninth Street | Huddie | 1999 |
Split Screen | Self | 1997 |
Director Filmography
Title | Year |
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No Place Like Home | 2021 |
The 24th | 2020 |
Jayhawkers | 2014 |
Destination Planet Negro | 2013 |
The Only Good Indian | 2009 |
The Battle for Bunker Hill | 2008 |
C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America | 2005 |
Ninth Street | 1999 |
Producer Filmography
Title | Year |
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No Place Like Home | 2021 |
The 24th | 2020 |
Chi-Raq | 2015 |
The Sublime and Beautiful | 2014 |
Destination Planet Negro | 2013 |
The Only Good Indian | 2009 |
The Battle for Bunker Hill | 2008 |
High Tech Lincoln | 2005 |
Ninth Street | 1999 |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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2019 | Oscar | Best Adapted Screenplay | Won |