Jamal Joseph has written and directed for Black Starz, HBO, Fox TV, New Line Cinema, Warner Bros., and A&E. His produced screenplays include?Ali: An American Hero?(Fox),?New York Undercover?(Fox),?Knights of the South Bronx?(A&E), and?The Many Trials of Tammy B.?(Nickelodeon). He wrote and directed?Drive By: A Love Story,?Da Zone, and the docudrama?Hughes Dreams Harlem?for ?Starz. ?Joseph is currently co-executive producing and writing a dramatic musical for BET. ?He is adapting his memoir?Panther Baby?(Algonquin Books) into a feature screenplay which he will direct.
Joseph is the author of?Tupac, Legacy?(Simon & Schuster). He has also written the script for a Broadway musical based on the life of Tupac Shakur. He is the founder and artistic director of IMPACT, a Harlem-based youth theatre company, and executive director of New Heritage Films, a not-for-profit organization that provides training and opportunities for minority filmmakers.
Film
Professor Jamal Joseph to Produce Afeni Shakur Biopic
Professor of Professional Practice?Jamal Joseph?is set to produce an upcoming biopic of Afeni Shakur, a prominent member of the Black Panther party, and late mother of legendary rapper Tupac.
Film
Starz Developing 'Panther Baby,' Professor Jamal Joseph’s Memoir
Starz is developing Professor?Jamal Joseph’s?memoir,?Panther Baby, into a drama.
Film
Professor Jamal Joseph Interviewed for Documentary 'Can't Get You Out of My Head'
Professor and Head of the Screenwriting Concentration Jamal Joseph is featured as an interviewee in the BBC documentary series Can't Get You Out of My Head in the episode titled “Shooting and F**king are the Same Thing.
Interdisciplinary
Historic Black Activism: 8 Trailblazing Columbians to Know
As we observe Black History Month, Columbia News looks back at Black Columbians who made history through their activism.
? Tom Warren
Professor of Professional Practice, Film
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