About

Known credits:
24
Birthday:
1942-09-06
Place of birth:
Jackson, Mississippi, USA
Website:
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Jamaa Fanaka

Overview

Jamaa Fanaka was an American filmmaker. He is best known for his 1979 film, Penitentiary, and is one of the leading directors of the L.A. Rebellion film movement. The L.A. Rebellion film movement, sometimes referred to as the "Los Angeles School of Black Filmmakers", or the UCLA Rebellion, refers to the new generation of young African and African-American filmmakers who studied at the UCLA Film School in the late-1960s to the late-1980s and have created a quality Black Cinema that provides an alternative to classical Hollywood cinema. Fanaka died on April 1, 2012.

Known for

Acting
2004 Macked, Hammered, Slaughtered and Shafted Actor Self N/A
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1972 A Day in the Life of Willie Faust, or Death on the Installment Plan Actor N/A
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Directing
1991 Street Wars Directing Director N/A
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1987 Penitentiary III Directing Director 58
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1982 Penitentiary II Directing Director 58
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1979 Penitentiary Directing Director 58
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1976 Emma Mae Directing Director 58
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1975 Welcome Home Brother Charles Directing Director 58
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1972 A Day in the Life of Willie Faust, or Death on the Installment Plan Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1991 Street Wars Writing Writer N/A
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1987 Penitentiary III Writing Writer 58
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1982 Penitentiary II Writing Writer 58
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1979 Penitentiary Writing Writer 58
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1976 Emma Mae Writing Writer 58
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1975 Welcome Home Brother Charles Writing Writer 58
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1972 A Day in the Life of Willie Faust, or Death on the Installment Plan Writing Writer N/A
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Production
1987 Penitentiary III Production Producer 58
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1982 Penitentiary II Production Producer 58
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1979 Penitentiary Production Producer 58
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1976 Emma Mae Production Producer 58
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1975 Welcome Home Brother Charles Production Producer 58
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1972 A Day in the Life of Willie Faust, or Death on the Installment Plan Production Producer N/A
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Editing
1975 Welcome Home Brother Charles Editing Editor 58
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1972 A Day in the Life of Willie Faust, or Death on the Installment Plan Editing Editor N/A
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