Yoruba Richen

Director

Born: January 1, 1972 (54 years old)

Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Yoruba Richen (born 1972) is a film director, screenwriter and producer. She produced and directed The New Black (2013), which won the audience award at AFI Docs, Frameline Film Festival and Philly Q Fest. It also won best documentary at Urbanworld Film Festival. The New Black was nominated for an NAACP Image Award and a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Documentary. She is director of the documentary program at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism.

Filmography (9)

• The Green Book: Guide to Freedom (2019, ★ 7.7)
• The New York Times Presents (2020, ★ 7.2)
• American Experience (1988, ★ 6.6)
• The New Black (2013, ★ 4.8)
• American Factory: A Conversation with the Obamas (2019, ★ 5.5)
• The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show (2020, ★ 6.2)
• The Fall of Diddy (2025, ★ 6.4)
• High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America (2021, ★ 6.7)
• Out in the Night (2014, ★ 4.5)