Biography
βJohn Daniel SingletonΒ (January 6, 1968 - April 28, 2019) was an AmericanΒ film director,Β screenwriter, andΒ producer. A native ofΒ South Los Angeles, many of his films consider the implications of inner-city violence like the critically acclaimed and popularΒ Boyz n the Hood,Β Poetic Justice,Β Higher LearningΒ andΒ Baby Boy. He later branched out into mainstream territory with the blockbusterΒ 2 Fast 2 FuriousΒ andΒ Four Brothers.
Filmography (29)
Hollywood Black
2024
Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
2021
De'aundre Bonds - Drunk and Disorderly
2019
L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later
2017
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
2016
Trojan War
2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
These Amazing Shadows
2011
The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'
2011
Turning Up the Heat: Movie Making in the 60's
2008
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
2006
Hip-Hop Honeys | Las Vegas
2005
Baadasssss!
2004
The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'
2004
America Beyond the Color Line
2004
Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend
2003
Baby Boy
2001
Shaft
2000
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
1997
Your Studio and You
1995
Beverly Hills Cop III
1994
Sembène: The Making of African Cinema
1994
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
1993
Birth of a Nation: 4.29.92
1993
Poetic Justice
1993
Boyz n the Hood
1991
Chameleon Street: The Black Film They Could Not Sell
1991
Yo! MTV Raps
1988