Crystle Roberson

Crystle Roberson is an African-American filmmaker, writer, and television producer. She was honored by Women in Film &Television with the Woman to Watch Award in 2008.[1] She was a director for television series including Greenleaf on the Oprah Winfrey Network, plus All American (CW), Diary of a Future President (Disney+), American Soul (BET), and more.

CCR on set December 2022

Career / film / television

Today, Roberson is a member of the Directors Guild of America.[2] Her first award from HBO, Chase, and Kodak for her short film Next Door’s Next (2009),[3] led her to write and direct indie projects including Private Garden with Idris Elba, and The Black Cage with Mykelti Williamson. She directed more shorts such as The End Again featuring Columbus Short and Black Girls Guide to Fertility with Raney Branch.

In 2021, she was Producing Director on ABC’s premiere season of QUEENS and 2 episodes of BMF (Black Mafia Family - Season 2) for STARZ.

Recently, she's directing Season 2 of The Gilded Age on HBO, and she's also the Producing Director for 2 episodes on Season 4 of Genius: MLK/X (episode 4 & 6).

Filmography

References
  1. Cross, Kathleen (October 12, 2011). "Crystle 'Clear' Roberson: Independent Black Filmmaker on the Rise". ROLLING OUT.
  2. Let's Shoot!, with Pete Chatmon Podcast (February 9, 2022). "Episode 33: Crystle C. Roberson On Carving Her Own Path Into Directing".
  3. "Chase Announces Winners of Homeownership Film Challenge". RISMEDIA. July 28, 2008.
  4. Oganesyan, Natale (January 27, 2021). "Netflix Unveils 'Shadow and Bone' Premiere Date (TV News Roundup)".
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