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]

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

Filmography edit

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 edit

For My Nephew Emmett, Wilson received following accolades:

References edit

  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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