Jamaa Fanaka

Director

Biography

Jamaa Fanaka was an American filmmaker. He is best known for his 1979 film, Penitentiary, and is one of the leading directors of the L.A. Rebellion film movement. The L.A. Rebellion film movement, sometimes referred to as the "Los Angeles School of Black Filmmakers", or the UCLA Rebellion, refers to the new generation of young African and African-American filmmakers who studied at the UCLA Film School in the late-1960s to the late-1980s and have created a quality Black Cinema that provides an alternative to classical Hollywood cinema. Fanaka died on April 1, 2012.

Personal Info

Occupation Director

Place of Birth Jackson, Mississippi, USA

Birthday 1942-09-06

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Filmography by Year

1991

1987

1982

1979

1976

1975

1972