Ryan Coogler
Ryan Kyle Coogler (born May 23, 1986) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. His first feature film, Fruitvale Station (2013), won the top audience and grand jury awards in the U.S. dramatic competition at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. He has since co-written and directed the seventh film in the Rocky series, Creed (2015), and the Marvel film Black Panther (2018), the latter of which broke numerous box office records and became the highest-grossing film of all time by an African American director. Coogler's films have received significant critical acclaim and commercial success. In 2013, he was included on Time's list of the 30 people under 30 who are changing the world] His work has been hailed by critics for centering on often overlooked cultures and characters—most notably African Americans. He frequently collaborates with actor Michael B. Jordan, who appeared in his first three feature films, as well as composer Ludwig Göransson, who has scored four of his films. In 2018, Coogler was named the runner-up of Time's Person of the Year and he was included in the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world. In 2021, Coogler, Zinzi Coogler, and Sev Ohanian founded multimedia company Proximity Media to create event-driven content across various platforms.
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- 2023 · Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda Forever as Self (voice)
- 2023 · Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda Forever as Self - Director / Co-Writer
- 2023 · Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever as Self
- 2022 · 20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda as Self
- 2021 · Regard Noir as Himself
- 2020 · Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King as Self - Director, "Black Panther" (archive footage)
- 2020 · Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian as Self - Director, Black Panther (archive footage)
- 2019 · Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound as Self
- 2019 · Elvis Goes There as Self
- 2015 · From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continues as Self
- 2015 · Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self