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Chinonye Chukwu ( / ˈtʃiːnoʊjəˈtʃuːkuː / CHEE-noh-yə CHOO-koo; [1] born May 19, 1985 [2]) is a Nigerian-American film director best known for the drama films Clemency and Till. She is the first African-American woman to win the U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize at Sundance.
Till is a 2022 biographical drama film directed by Chinonye Chukwu and written by Michael Reilly, Keith Beauchamp, and Chukwu, and produced by Beauchamp, Reilly, and Whoopi Goldberg. It is based on the true story of Mamie Till-Bradley, an educator and activist who pursued justice after the murder of her 14-year-old son Emmett in August 1955.
Chinonye Chukwu is a Nigerian-born filmmaker who has directed and written acclaimed films such as Till, Clemency and A Long Walk. She has also produced and edited several short films and won multiple awards for her work.
Dec 12, 2019 · With her devastatingly powerful new film Clemency, Chinonye Chukwu is poised to transform the way we think about criminal justice.
Oct 28, 2022 · Till: Directed by Chinonye Chukwu. With Danielle Deadwyler, Jalyn Hall, Jamie Renell, Whoopi Goldberg. In 1955, after Emmett Till is murdered in a brutal lynching, his mother vows to expose the racism behind the attack while working to have those involved brought to justice.
Oct 13, 2022 · Chinonye Chukwu, director of Till, and Danielle Deadwyler, who plays Mamie Till, talk about their film that recreates the 1955 murder of Emmett Till and his mother's fight for justice. They discuss the lighting, the camera movement, and the challenges of depicting Black trauma on screen.
Oct 7, 2022 · Chinonye Chukwu, the Nigerian-born filmmaker behind Clemency, talks about her new movie Till, which focuses on the mother of Emmett Till, a victim of racial violence in 1955. She reveals her research, casting, and creative choices in telling this story of activism and legacy.
