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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).
Kemp Powers. Writer: One Night in Miami.... Kemp Powers is known for One Night in Miami... (2020), Soul (2020) and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023).
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Dec 21, 2020 · Kemp Powers’s long journey to becoming Pixar’s first Black writer-director. By Michael Cavna. December 21, 2020 at 6:00 a.m. EST. Kemp Powers is the co-director of Pixar's upcoming movie ...
- Michael Cavna
Jun 20, 2023 · Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay are joined by writer and codirector of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Kemp Powers to discuss the massive success of the film (1:22), being the first Black ...
Jan 29, 2021 · KEMP POWERS: You have to understand that even before I’d ever worked at Pixar, I’d always seen Pixar as the house of master storytelling. So for me, I saw it as an incredible opportunity to ...
- Matt Grobar
Nov 19, 2020 · How Pete Docter and Kemp Powers brought the first Black Pixar protagonist to life in ‘Soul’. In 1963, jazz pianist Herbie Hancock was playing a show with Miles Davis when, during Davis’ solo ...
Mar 1, 2021 · Kemp Powers, co-director of Pixar’s “Soul,” is the first Black debut filmmaker to win a Golden Globe in its 78-year-history. In addition to his historic feat, he is also the second Black ...
