Stanley Nelson
@StanleyNelson1
Followers
17K
Following
6K
Statuses
8K
Award-winning filmmaker, MacArthur “Genius” Fellow, Founder of @firelightfilms. Now streaming: 'Sound of the Police' on Hulu.
Harlem, New York
Joined January 2012
I'm excited to announce that my new documentary 'San Juan Hill: Manhattan's Lost Neighborhood' is screening at @FilmLinc's #NYFF62 at @LincolnCenter on October 9! Check out the trailer below and stay tuned for more opportunities to see the film.
8
177
443
Check out these historical images featured in “San Juan Hill: Manhattan’s Lost Neighborhood,” my new documentary coming tonight to @FilmLinc’s #NYFF62 at @LincolnCenter, tracing the neighborhood’s rise and fall. Stay tuned for more opportunities to see the film.
1
6
32
In the early 20th century, the area in and around where @LincolnCenter resides today was known by another name: San Juan Hill. My new film traces that neighborhood’s rise and fall — and celebrates the people, arts, and culture whose enduring legacy still resonates today.
0
3
16
She will be remembered for her work as a singer, activist, and organizer and as a singular source of truth and inspiration. My thoughts are with her family, friends, and admirers. May she rest in power.
0
4
19
RT @FirelightFilms: Join @StanleyNelson1 and Firelight Media on Thursday, June 20, from 4-5 p.m. ET, for a Beyond Resilience Masterclass an…
0
3
0
Excited to join @misscortes, @mhaizlip, and Leah Smith (@Trilogy_Films) next Thursday, 6/20, 4-5 pm ET for a #BeyondResilience Masterclass in honor of #Juneteenth and #BlackMusicMonth! Join us via YouTube Live - the event is free with RSVP:
0
2
5
Happy to be a part of the 50th Anniversary @NationalHistory Honorary Committee. Good luck to all of the students competing at this year’s National Contest in College Park. #NHD50
1
1
10
RT @FirelightFilms: PBS Int. Delivers Squad of Sports Themed Documentaries to MipTV Ahead of Paris Olympics (Exclusive), including JESSE OW…
0
3
0
RT @ECAatState: Celebrating #BlackHistoryMonth with the incredible Stanley Nelson! Nelson is a pioneering documentary filmmaker and Americ…
0
3
0
RT @WendellPierce: Now on @PrimeVideo BECOMING FREDERICK DOUGLAS the documentary by Stanley Nelson. I give voice to the great abolitionist.…
0
443
0
RT @cunytv: #MacArthurFellow and filmmaker Stanley Nelson talks about the films he’s worked on that dive into the Black American experience…
0
3
0
RT @PeabodyAwards: Documentary filmmaker @StanleyNelson1's multiple Peabody-winning oeuvre is proof that every month is—or should be—#Black…
0
8
0
RT @FirelightFilms: Watch @StanleyNelson1 in conversation with the @macfound. 'Creativity for Justice: A Conversation with MacArthur Fellow…
0
2
0
RT @macfound: How can documentary filmmaking be a vehicle for social justice? Listen to #MacFellow @StanleyNelson1 of @FirelightFilms disc…
0
5
0
RT @FirelightFilms: 11/2: Presented with the Ossining Public Library, the @SingSingMuseum invites you to a FREE screening of @StanleyNelson…
0
2
0
Tomorrow evening in Los Angeles, come join us for the @IDAorg FallDocs screening of 'Sound of the Police' and stay for the Q&A and reception. RSVP:
0
4
10
RT @macfound: “I think that there is a certain amount of freedom in constraint. It's like the blues or reggae. There is a certain form in…
0
1
0