Michèle Stephenson

Director

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. With spouse Joe Brewster, Stephenson founded the Rada Film Group. While raising a family in Brooklyn, New York, they directed and…

Filmography (21)

True North: Canadian Myths and Black Power (2025)
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Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project (2023)
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Black Girls Play: The Story of Hand Games (2023)
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Subject (2023)
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For Our Girls
For Our Girls (2021)
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Elena (2021)
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Decolonizing Mental Health (2021)
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The Changing Same - Episode 1: The Dilemma (2021)
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Stateless (2020)
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Drawn to the Mat
Drawn to the Mat (2019)
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The Changing Same (2018)
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A Mother's Dream
A Mother's Dream (2016)
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A Conversation with Black Women on Race
A Conversation with Black Women on Race (2015)
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A Conversation With Latinos on Race
A Conversation With Latinos on Race (2015)
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A Conversation With Asian-Americans on Race
A Conversation With Asian-Americans on Race (2015)
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A Conversation with White People on Race
A Conversation with White People on Race (2015)
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American Promise (2013)
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Coming Home: The Dry Storm
Coming Home: The Dry Storm (2010)
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Slaying Goliath (2008)
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Faces of Change
Faces of Change (2006)
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Paul Robeson Documentary
Paul Robeson Documentary
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