John Singleton
Born: 1968-01-06
• Los Angeles, California, USA
John Daniel Singleton (January 6, 1968 - April 28, 2019) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. A native of South Los Angeles, many of his films consider the implications of inner-city violence like the critically acclaimed and popular Boyz n the Hood, Poetic Justice, Higher Learning and Baby Boy. He later branched out into mainstream territory with the blockbuster 2 Fast 2 Furious and Four Brothers.
Filmography
Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
De'aundre Bonds - Drunk and Disorderly
L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Trojan War
The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'
These Amazing Shadows
Turning Up the Heat: Movie Making in the 60's
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
Hip-Hop Honeys | Las Vegas
The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'
Baadasssss!
Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend
Baby Boy
Shaft
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
Your Studio and You
Beverly Hills Cop III
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
Poetic Justice
Birth of a Nation: 4.29.92
Boyz n the Hood
Chameleon Street: The Black Film They Could Not Sell