Crystle Roberson

CCR on set December 2022

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.

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.[citation needed] She directed more shorts such as The End Again featuring Columbus Short and Black Girls Guide to Fertility with Raney Branch.[citation needed]

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.[citation needed]

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).[citation needed]

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)".