Jamaa Fanaka
Directing
- Born
- September 6, 1942 · Jackson, Mississippi, USA
- Died
- April 1, 2012 (age 69)
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.
Known for
Behind the camera7
- 1991Street Wars Director, Writer
- 1987Penitentiary III Director, Producer, Writer
- 1982Penitentiary II Director, Producer, Writer
- 1979Penitentiary Director, Writer, Producer
- 1976Emma Mae Director, Writer, Producer
- 1975Welcome Home Brother Charles Director, Writer, Editor, Producer
- 1972A Day in the Life of Willie Faust, or Death on the Installment Plan Editor, Producer, Director, Writer
Acting2
- 2004Macked, Hammered, Slaughtered and Shafted as Self