Nelson George

Nelson George

Filmography

As Cast

The Last Critic (2026)
Soul Power: The Legend of the American Basketball Association (2026)
as Self
Hip Hop Was Born Here (2025)
as Self
Thriller 40 (2023)
as Self
Just a Boy From Tupelo: Bringing Elvis to the Big Screen (2023)
as Self
Bill Russell: Legend (2023)
as Self - Author & Filmmaker
Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World (2023)
as Self
Sidney (2022)
as Self
Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution (2022)
as Self
Biography: Bobby Brown (2022)
as Self - Author, Filmmaker
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy (2021)
as Self
A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks (2021)
as Self
With Drawn Arms (2020)
as Self
The Minnesota Sound (2019)
as Self - Billboard
Basketball: A Love Story (2018)
as Self
Shut Up and Dribble (2018)
as Self - Writer & Filmmaker
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us' (2018)
as Self
The Nineties (2017)
as Self
Soundbreaking (2016)
as Self
Hustlers Convention (2015)
as Self
A Ballerina's Tale (2015)
as Self
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ (2012)
as Self
Downtown Calling (2009)
as Self
The Wire: The Last Word (2007)
as Self
The Wire Odyssey (2007)
as Self
Queens of Disco (2007)
as Self
Perfect Upset: The 1985 Villanova vs. Georgetown NCAA Championship (2005)
as Self
And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop (2004)
as Self
It's Black Entertainment (2002)
as Self
Raisin' Kane: A Rapumentary (2001)
as Self
Michael Jordan: His Airness (1999)
as Self
Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat (1995)
Revisiting The Learning Tree

As Crew

Misty Green (2026)
Executive Producer
True North: Canadian Myths and Black Power (2025)
Executive Producer
Thriller 40 (2023)
Director
Dear Mama (2023)
Executive Producer
Say Hey, Willie Mays! (2022)
Director
With Drawn Arms (2020)
Co-Executive Producer
The Black Godfather (2019)
Producer
Mike Judge Presents: Tales from the Tour Bus (2017)
Consulting Producer
The Real MVP: The Wanda Durant Story (2016)
Director
The Get Down (2016)
Writer
A Ballerina's Tale (2015)
Director
Finding the Funk (2014)
Director
Top Five (2014)
Associate Producer
Disdain the Mundane (2013)
Director
Brooklyn Boheme (2012)
Director, Executive Producer, Writer
The Announcement (2012)
Director
All Hail the Beat (2012)
Writer, Director
Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas (2012)
Director
Left Unsaid (2010)
Writer
Good Hair (2009)
Executive Producer
Life Support (2007)
Director, Writer
Everyday People (2004)
Executive Producer
One Special Moment (2001)
Director
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995)
Adaptation
CB4 (1993)
Story, Screenplay, Producer
Just Another Girl on the I.R.T. (1993)
Associate Producer
Strictly Business (1991)
Writer
Suspect (1991)
Writer
Def by Temptation (1990)
Executive Producer