Ryan Coogler

Born: 1986-05-23

Ryan Kyle Coogler (born May 23, 1986) is an American filmmaker. He is a recipient of four NAACP Image Awards and four Black Reel Awards and has been nominated for two Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and a Grammy Award. He made his feature-length debut with the independent film Fruitvale Station (2013), which won the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award for U.S. dramatic film at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. It also won at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival for Best First Film. He has since co-written and directed films such as the Rocky series spinoff, Creed (2015), and the Marvel film Black Panther (2018), the latter of which broke numerous box office records and became the highest-grossing film of all time by an African American director. Coogler also co-wrote and directed its sequel, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022). Coogler's films have received widespread acclaim and commercial success. His work has been hailed by critics for centring on often overlooked cultures and characters—most notably African Americans. He frequently collaborates with actor Michael B. Jordan, who appeared in all five feature films directed by Coogler, as well as composer Ludwig Göransson, who has scored all of his films. In 2013, he was included on Time's list of the 30 people under 30 who are changing the world. In 2018, Coogler was named the runner-up of Time's Person of the Year, and he was included in the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world. In 2021, Coogler, his wife, Zinzi Coogler, and Sev Ohanian founded the multimedia company Proximity Media to create event-driven content across various platforms. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ryan Coogler, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

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Released: 2023-02-07

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Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

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Released: 2019-10-25

The history of cinematic sound, told by legendary sound designers and visionary filmmakers.

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20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda

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Released: 2022-11-04

Exploring the evolution of Black Panther from the comic emerging in the 1960s to the film the...

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From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continues

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Released: 2015-11-18

In this one-hour documentary event narrated by Michael B Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, the...

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Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King

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Released: 2020-08-30

A tribute to Chadwick Boseman, celebrating his life and legacy.

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Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

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First aired: 2015-08-02

Some of this year's most talked about talent open up about the challenges and triumphs of...

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Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian

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First aired: 2020-05-04

Executive producer Jon Favreau invites the cast and crew of The Mandalorian to share an...

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Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda Forever

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First aired: 2023-02-28

A documentary series focusing on the music from Marvel Studios’ Black Panther: Wakanda Forever....

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Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda Forever

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First aired: 2023-02-28

A documentary series focusing on the music from Marvel Studios’ Black Panther: Wakanda Forever....

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Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

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First aired: 2021-03-03

PBS SoCal and Variety take you inside the biggest movies and T.V. shows of the past year through...

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Elvis Goes There

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First aired: 2019-02-04

Follow renowned journalist Elvis Mitchell as he travels with A-list filmmakers and actors to...

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