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Jamaa Fanaka

Jamaa Fanaka

Known For Directing
Birthday Sep 06, 1942
Died Apr 01, 2012 (69)
Birthplace Jackson, Mississippi, USA
Popularity 0.2 (history)
Updated Aug 04, 2024
Entry Date Apr 20, 2024
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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.

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Street Wars

Street Wars

1991

Writer

Penitentiary III

Penitentiary III

1987

Writer

Penitentiary II

Penitentiary II

1982

Writer

Penitentiary

Penitentiary

1979

Writer

Emma Mae

Emma Mae

1976

Writer

Welcome Home Brother Charles

Welcome Home Brother Charles

1975

Editor, Writer

Street Wars

Street Wars

1991

Director

Penitentiary III

Penitentiary III

1987

Director

Penitentiary II

Penitentiary II

1982

Director

Penitentiary

Penitentiary

1979

Director

Emma Mae

Emma Mae

1976

Director

Penitentiary III

Penitentiary III

1987

Producer

Penitentiary II

Penitentiary II

1982

Producer

Penitentiary

Penitentiary

1979

Producer

Emma Mae

Emma Mae

1976

Producer

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