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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 is an award-winning filmmaker who wrote and co-directed Soul (2020) and One Night in Miami (2020), and directed Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023). Learn more about his biography, credits, videos, photos, and trivia on IMDb.
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Dec 21, 2020 · Kemp Powers is the co-director of Pixar's upcoming movie “Soul.” (Nolwen Cifuentes for The Washington Post) By Michael Cavna. December 21, 2020 at 6:00 a.m. EST. The geniuses at...
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Kemp Powers is the co-director of “Soul” and screenwriter of “One Night in Miami,” but his collaborators may not know just how much of himself is in those films.
Jun 20, 2023 · Listen to Kemp Powers, the writer and codirector of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, talk about his career and projects. He shares his experience as the first Black codirector of a Disney feature with Soul and the stage and film adaptations of One Night in Miami.
May 31, 2023 · Kemp Powers, Justin Thompson, & Joaquim Dos Santos break down the work that went into Across the Spider-Verse, Easter eggs, new characters & more.
Jan 29, 2021 · Kemp Powers, the first Black co-director of a Pixar film, shares his experience of shaping the story of Joe, the jazz musician and the first Black lead character in Pixar's history. He reveals how he brought authenticity and realism to Joe's life, and how he collaborated with Pete Docter and Mike Jones on the script.
