Biography
Angela Tucker is a writer, director and Emmy nominated producer who works in narrative and documentary film. Her directorial work includes “All Skinfolk, Ain’t Kinfolk”, a documentary short which aired on PBS’ Reel South about a mayoral election in New Orleans and “(A)sexual”, a feature length documentary about people who experience no sexual attraction that streamed on Netflix and Hulu. She was the Co-Executive Producer of PBS' "AfroPoP" and is the Producer of "Belly of the Beast" which will broadcast on PBS this fall. Her production company, TuckerGurl, is passionate about stories that highlight underrepresented communities in unconventional ways. A Visiting Professor at Tulane University, Tucker was a Sundance Institute Women Filmmakers Initiative Fellow and was a recipient of the inaugural William Greaves Fund from Firelight Media. She received her MFA in Film from Columbia University.
Research
“The Inquisitor” (working title) is a feature-length documentary film about Barbara Jordan, the first African American person elected to the Texas Senate, the first female representative from Texas and the first Southern African American woman elected to the House of Representatives. This film will act as a window into American history with a black woman as the protagonist rather than a supporting character. The story will be told entirely through archival materials. The fellowship will be used towards development of the film.
