Melina Matsoukas (born January 14, 1981) is an American music video, film, commercial and television director. She is a two-time Grammy Award winner and four-time MTV Video Music Awards winner for her "We Found Love" and "Formation" music videos.[1] She was honored with the Franklin J. Schaffner Alumni Medal by the American Film Institute in 2019. Her directorial debut in film was Queen & Slim, starring Jodie Turner-Smith and Daniel Kaluuya, and written by Lena Waithe. She then worked as executive producer and director for television series Insecure, being nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series in 2020.[2]
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MelinaMatsoukas (born January 14, 1981) is an American music video, film, commercial and television director. She is a two-time Grammy Award winner and...
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chart. The accompanying music video for "Pretty Hurts" was directed by MelinaMatsoukas, and features the singer competing in a beauty pageant. The clip was...
Hart "We Found Love" by Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris (Directed by MelinaMatsoukas) 2013 August 25 Barclays Center New York City — "Mirrors" by Justin...
the film, with Samuel happening to sit next to Dev. 17 7 "Door #3" MelinaMatsoukas Story by : Lakshmi Sundaram Teleplay by : Aziz Ansari & Alan Yang May 12...
produced for the release of "Bleeding Love". The first was directed by MelinaMatsoukas and was filmed in Los Angeles. It is set in a mock apartment block...
August 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2009. "Lady Behind The lLens – MelinaMatsoukas". M.I.S.S. Archived from the original on 18 February 2012. Retrieved...
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