Tanya Hamilton (born in Spanish Town, Jamaica) is an American film
director and producer. She came to the United States at the age of
eight, and settled in Maryland with her mother. She attended Duke
Ellington School of the Arts, Cooper Union for the Advancement of
Science and Art, and Columbia University.Hamilton's first project was
a short film entitled The Killers, which was released in 1997. This
work won awards at the Berlin International Film Festival and New Line
Cinema. Her first feature film was Night Catches Us, a portrayal of
former Black Panthers reuniting in 1976 Philadelphia. In 2011,
Hamilton received an Athena Film Festival award for directing, as well
as Black Reel Award nomination for best director for this film. It was
also nominated for an Independent Spirit Awards, four Image Awards, a
Gotham Awards and the Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize.
Hamilton is currently a Fellow at the Sundance Screenwriter and
Filmmaker Lab.
director and producer. She came to the United States at the age of
eight, and settled in Maryland with her mother. She attended Duke
Ellington School of the Arts, Cooper Union for the Advancement of
Science and Art, and Columbia University.Hamilton's first project was
a short film entitled The Killers, which was released in 1997. This
work won awards at the Berlin International Film Festival and New Line
Cinema. Her first feature film was Night Catches Us, a portrayal of
former Black Panthers reuniting in 1976 Philadelphia. In 2011,
Hamilton received an Athena Film Festival award for directing, as well
as Black Reel Award nomination for best director for this film. It was
also nominated for an Independent Spirit Awards, four Image Awards, a
Gotham Awards and the Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize.
Hamilton is currently a Fellow at the Sundance Screenwriter and
Filmmaker Lab.
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