Kemp Powers

Personal Info

Gender

Male

Known for

Directing

Birthday

1973

Place of birth

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Kemp Powers (born October 30, 1973) is an American playwright, screenwriter, and director. He is best known for his play One Night in Miami and the 2020 film adaptation of the same name, as well as for co-directing the animated films Soul (2020) and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023). His screenplay for One Night in Miami... earned him a Best Adapted Screenplay nomination at the 93rd Academy Awards, while his work on Soul made him the first African-American to co-direct a Disney animated feature.

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    Soul

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    Title: Soul
    Tagline: Everybody has a soul. Joe Gardner is about to find his.
    Genre: Animation, Family, Comedy, Fantasy, Drama
    Director: Pete Docter
    Runtime: 101
    Status: Released
    Release: 2020-12-25
    

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    Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

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    Title: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
    Tagline: It's how you wear the mask that matters.
    Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
    Director: Kemp Powers,Justin K. Thompson,Joaquim Dos Santos
    Runtime: 140
    Status: Released
    Release: 2023-05-31
    

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