
Directing
Christine Turner
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Directing
Credits
18 titles
Christine Turner is a filmmaker whose portraits of artists, activists and everyday people capture the beauty and struggle of life.
Known for
6.8First responders, journalists, shop owners, those inside the pressure-packed control center of Con Edison on West End Avenue, and other New Yorkers tell about what happened when the lights went out on July 13, 1977.
Blackout
2015
8.0This chilling reflection examines the horrific history of lynchings as cultural events and celebrations that included souvenirs and postcards.
Lynching Postcards: Token of a Great Day
2021
6.4Explores the racial wealth gap in America through the story of People Trust, a homegrown community bank in Little Rock, Arkansas, working to uplift a community that has been largely excluded from the financial engines that create wealth.
The Barber of Little Rock
2023
6.3A biographical, musical, illuminating journey into the work and vision of Sun Ra, exploring his jazz roots, endless innovations, and ceaseless artistic and social quests.
Sun Ra: Do the Impossible
2025
2.0Docu-series featuring short documentaries from six directors.
Lenny
2018
6.5Through the eyes of funeral director Isaiah Owens, the beauty and grace of African-American funerals are brought to life. Filmed at Owens Funeral Home in New York City's historic Harlem neighborhood, Homegoings takes an up-close look at the rarely seen world of undertaking in the black community, where funeral rites draw on a rich palette of tradition, history and celebration. Combining cinéma vérité with intimate interviews and archival photographs, the film paints a portrait of the dearly departed, their grieving families and a man who sends loved ones "home."
Homegoings
2013
Behind the camera
6.8First responders, journalists, shop owners, those inside the pressure-packed control center of Con Edison on West End Avenue, and other New Yorkers tell about what happened when the lights went out on July 13, 1977.
Blackout
2015
8.0This chilling reflection examines the horrific history of lynchings as cultural events and celebrations that included souvenirs and postcards.
Lynching Postcards: Token of a Great Day
2021
8.0This chilling reflection examines the horrific history of lynchings as cultural events and celebrations that included souvenirs and postcards.
Lynching Postcards: Token of a Great Day
2021
6.4Explores the racial wealth gap in America through the story of People Trust, a homegrown community bank in Little Rock, Arkansas, working to uplift a community that has been largely excluded from the financial engines that create wealth.
The Barber of Little Rock
2023
6.4Explores the racial wealth gap in America through the story of People Trust, a homegrown community bank in Little Rock, Arkansas, working to uplift a community that has been largely excluded from the financial engines that create wealth.
The Barber of Little Rock
2023
6.3A biographical, musical, illuminating journey into the work and vision of Sun Ra, exploring his jazz roots, endless innovations, and ceaseless artistic and social quests.
Sun Ra: Do the Impossible
2025
6.3A biographical, musical, illuminating journey into the work and vision of Sun Ra, exploring his jazz roots, endless innovations, and ceaseless artistic and social quests.
Sun Ra: Do the Impossible
2025
2.0Docu-series featuring short documentaries from six directors.
Lenny
2018
6.5Through the eyes of funeral director Isaiah Owens, the beauty and grace of African-American funerals are brought to life. Filmed at Owens Funeral Home in New York City's historic Harlem neighborhood, Homegoings takes an up-close look at the rarely seen world of undertaking in the black community, where funeral rites draw on a rich palette of tradition, history and celebration. Combining cinéma vérité with intimate interviews and archival photographs, the film paints a portrait of the dearly departed, their grieving families and a man who sends loved ones "home."
Homegoings
2013
6.5Through the eyes of funeral director Isaiah Owens, the beauty and grace of African-American funerals are brought to life. Filmed at Owens Funeral Home in New York City's historic Harlem neighborhood, Homegoings takes an up-close look at the rarely seen world of undertaking in the black community, where funeral rites draw on a rich palette of tradition, history and celebration. Combining cinéma vérité with intimate interviews and archival photographs, the film paints a portrait of the dearly departed, their grieving families and a man who sends loved ones "home."
Homegoings
2013
NRThis profile of celebrated artists Amy Sherald and Kehinde Wiley provides insight into why they make art and their unique perspectives on painting portraits.
Paint & Pitchfork
2022
5.0A school administrator talks down a troubled student.
You Can Go
2016
5.0A school administrator talks down a troubled student.
You Can Go
2016
7.0At age 93, there's no stopping the legendary artist Betye Saar.
Betye Saar: Taking Care of Business
2020
6.0Queens artist Kevin Beasley juxtaposes sound, silence and sculpture to examine the legacy of cotton in the American South.
Kevin Beasley’s Raw Materials
2019
6.0Queens artist Kevin Beasley juxtaposes sound, silence and sculpture to examine the legacy of cotton in the American South.
Kevin Beasley’s Raw Materials
2019
6.0Family bonds are tested when a young man is left to care for his grandmother one morning.
Hold On
2017
6.0Family bonds are tested when a young man is left to care for his grandmother one morning.
Hold On
2017
