Tanya Hamilton

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.[1]

Tanya Hamilton
Occupation(s)Film director, producer

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.

Filmography
Year Film Role Notes
1995The KillersDirector/WriterShort film
1999Split ScreenDirector/WriterTV series, 1 episode
2010Night Catches UsDirector/WriterDebut feature film
2014MollyDirectorMovie
2016Queen SugarDirectorTV series, 1 episode
2016The Vampire DiariesDirectorTV series, 1 episode
2017American CrimeDirectorTV series, 1 episode
2017Famous in LoveDirectorTV series, 1 episode
2017GreenleafDirectorTV series, 2 episodes
2018Seven SecondsDirectorTV series, 1 episode
2018Black LightningDirectorTV series, 1 episode
2017Love Is_DirectorTV series, 1 episode
2018The DeuceDirectorTV series, 2 episodes
2019Berlin StationDirectorTV series, 2 episode
2019The ChiDirectorTV series, 3 episode
2019ScreamDirectorTV series, 1 episode
2019SnowfallDirectorTV series, 1 episodes
2019The DeuceDirectorTV series, 2 episodes
2019Godfather of HarlemDirectorTV series, 2 episodes
2020Cherish the DayDirectorTV series, 2 episodes
2022Big SkyDirectorTV series, 1 episodes
2022Get Millie BlackDirectorTV series, 1 episodes

References
  1. "Movie director Tanya Hamilton talks about debut film 'Night Catches Us'". Washington Post. December 25, 2010. Retrieved March 3, 2011.


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