Michèle Stephenson
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Michèle Stephenson
Michèle Stephenson is an American documentary filmmaker, artist, and author who pulls from her Panamanian and Haitian roots, and experience as a human rights attorney to tell compelling, deeply personal stories that are created by, for, and about communities of color.
Known For
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
64%
Producer
2023
American Promise
67%
Self
2013
The Keeper
57%
Associate Producer
1995
True North: Canadian Myths and Black Power
65%
Director
2025
The Killing Zone
60%
Producer
2003
The Age of Water
70%
Producer
2024
Black Girls Play: The Story of Hand Games
60%
Producer
2023
Stateless
50%
Translator
2020
Sons of Detroit
Executive Producer
2025
True North: Canadian Myths and Black Power
65%
Director
2025
The Age of Water
70%
Producer
2024
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
64%
Producer
2023
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
64%
Writer
2023
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
64%
Director
2023
Black Life: Untold Stories
Director
2023
Black Girls Play: The Story of Hand Games
60%
Producer
2023
Black Girls Play: The Story of Hand Games
60%
Director
2023
Subject
67%
Self
2023
For Our Girls
Director
2021
Elena
Director
2021
Elena
Writer
2021
Decolonizing Mental Health
Director
2021
The Changing Same - Episode 1: The Dilemma
Producer
2021
The Changing Same - Episode 1: The Dilemma
Director
2021
Stateless
50%
Translator
2020
Stateless
50%
Production Sound Mixer
2020
Stateless
50%
Storyboard Artist
2020
Stateless
50%
Additional Camera
2020
Stateless
50%
Director
2020
Stateless
50%
Producer
2020
Stateless
50%
Writer
2020
Drawn to the Mat
Director
2019
Drawn to the Mat
Producer
2019
The Changing Same
Producer
2018
The Changing Same
Director
2018
The Changing Same
Writer
2018