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Kevin Wilson Jr.

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Kevin Wilson Jr.
Alma materTisch School of the Arts (MFA)
North Carolina A&T State University (BS)
Occupation(s)Director, producer and writer
Years active2010–present
Websitewww.directedbykevin.com

Kevin Wilson Jr. is an American filmmaker, best known for his film, My Nephew Emmett for which he received critical acclaim and was winner at Student Academy Award,[1][2] and received an Academy Award nomination for Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.[3][4]

Filmography

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Wilson directed, produced and wrote following films:

  • 2022: Untold: The Rise & Fall of And1
  • 2018: Little Red Riding Hood (Short) (completed)
  • 2017: My Nephew Emmett (Short)
  • 2017: The Dreamer (Short) (assistant director)
  • 2012: The Unattainable Piece (Short)

Awards and nominations

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For My Nephew Emmett, Wilson received following accolades:

References

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  1. ^ "2017 Student Academy Awards finalist". Academy. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  2. ^ "2017 Student Academy Award winners". 12 October 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Oscars 2018: The list of nominees in full". BBC News. 23 January 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Hillside grad thanks teacher Wendell Tabb, Spike Lee for Oscar nomination". heraldsun. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
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