Kemp Powers (born October 30, 1973) is an American playwright, screenwriter, and director. He is best known for his play One Night in Miami and the 2020 film adaptation of the same name, as well as for co-directing the animated films Soul (2020) and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023). His screenplay for One Night in Miami... earned him a Best Adapted Screenplay nomination at the 93rd Academy Awards,[1] while his work on Soul made him the first African-American to co-direct a Disney animated feature.[2]
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^How Pete Docter and Kemp Powers brought the first Black Pixar protagonist to life in 'Soul'
KempPowers (born October 30, 1973) is an American playwright, screenwriter, and director. He is best known for his play One Night in Miami and the 2020...
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Across the Spider-Verse June 2, 2023 (2023-06-02) Joaquim Dos Santos KempPowers Justin K. Thompson Phil Lord Christopher Miller Dave Callaham Avi Arad...
October - 3 December 2016, as Cassius Clay in One Night in Miami by KempPowers, at Donmar Warehouse in London, alongside David Ajala as Jim Brown, Arinzé...
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Shakespeare Company, Hamlet, and as Jim Brown in the European premiere of KempPowers. In film, his first part was in Kidulthood, and he also appears in the...
Danna Soul December 25, 2020 Pete Docter Co-directed by: KempPowers Docter, Mike Jones & Powers Dana Murray Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross Luca June 18, 2021...
"cameo" in the film, but the cameo was later confirmed by co-director KempPowers to be an animated appearance instead of a voice role. Docter subsequently...
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Best Direction Joaquim Dos Santos, KempPowers, and Justin K. Thompson Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Most awards...
Ignasi Estapé and Sandra Tapia Diaz Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse KempPowers, Justin K. Thompson, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and Amy Pascal...
the Spider-Verse and Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, alongside KempPowers and Justin K. Thompson. Dos Santos was born in Lisbon, Portugal and moved...
Denise Ream Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse – Joaquim Dos Santos, KempPowers, Justin K. Thompson, Avi Arad, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Amy Pascal...
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Joaquim Dos Santos, Justin K. Thompson and KempPowers Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation, Marvel Entertainment The...
be nominated for screenwriting twice. 2020 KempPowers One Night in Miami... One Night in Miami by Powers Nominated 2023 Cord Jefferson American Fiction...
Marvel Entertainment / Pascal Pictures / Lord Miller Joaquim Dos Santos, KempPowers, Justin K. Thompson (directors); Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, David...
Pixar Animation Studios Pete Docter (director/screenplay); Mike Jones, KempPowers (screenplay); Jamie Foxx, Tina Fey, Graham Norton, Rachel House, Alice...