Christine Swanson

Multiple award-winning filmmaker Christine Swanson earned her MFA in Film from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, one of the nation's top-ranked graduate film programs. Recognized early as a talented filmmaker, Christine was selected by NYU faculty as the Willard T.C. Johnson Fellow, the most prestigious fellowship given to the student who has achieved high standards in his or her work. CNN identified Christine as one of the most promising filmmakers to emerge from NYU's graduate film program since Martin Scorsese, Ang Lee, Oliver Stone and Spike Lee (Christine's NYU directing teacher). Christine also earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Notre Dame double majoring in Communications and Japanese and was chosen by its Alumni Association as The Rev. Arthur S. Harvey Award recipient acknowledging her achievements in the arts. Source: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0841772/bio

All About Us (2007)

Two Hollywood filmmakers attempt to find Morgan Freeman in Mississippi and convince him to star in their next movie. When life gets in their way they soon discover what matters to them most.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christine Swanson
CAST:  Boris Kodjoe  •  Ryan Michelle Bathe  •  LaTanya Richardson Jackson  •  Raven Goodwin

Two Hollywood filmmakers attempt to find Morgan Freeman in Mississippi and convince him to star in their next movie. When life gets in their way they soon discover what matters to them most.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christine Swanson
CAST:  Boris Kodjoe  •  Ryan Michelle Bathe  •  LaTanya Richardson Jackson  •  Raven Goodwin

Love Under New Management: The Miki Howard Story (2016)

Story of Miki Howard, an American R&B and Jazz singer, whose hits include "Ain't Nobody Like You" and "Ain't Nuthin' in the World."  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christine Swanson
CAST:  Gary Dourdan  •  Darius McCrary  •  Teyonah Parris  •  Amari Cheatom

Story of Miki Howard, an American R&B and Jazz singer, whose hits include "Ain't Nobody Like You" and "Ain't Nuthin' in the World."  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christine Swanson
CAST:  Gary Dourdan  •  Darius McCrary  •  Teyonah Parris  •  Amari Cheatom

All About You (2001)

Two people run from the pain of their broken past. When they discover each other, they find themselves at a crossroad where the only thing that stands between them and a second chance is each other.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christine Swanson
CAST:  Renée Elise Goldsberry  •  Terron Brooks  •  Debbie Allen  •  LisaRaye McCoy

Two people run from the pain of their broken past. When they discover each other, they find themselves at a crossroad where the only thing that stands between them and a second chance is each other.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christine Swanson
CAST:  Renée Elise Goldsberry  •  Terron Brooks  •  Debbie Allen  •  LisaRaye McCoy

The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel (2020)

With guidance from their mother, five siblings overcome humble beginnings to form the renowned gospel group the Clark Sisters.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christine Swanson
CAST:  Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor  •  Raven Goodwin  •  Romaine Waite  •  Brandon McKnight

With guidance from their mother, five siblings overcome humble beginnings to form the renowned gospel group the Clark Sisters.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christine Swanson
CAST:  Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor  •  Raven Goodwin  •  Romaine Waite  •  Brandon McKnight

For the Love of Ruth (2015)

Ruth Summerling has spent the majority of her life struggling to find her way and comes to some understanding of where exactly it is she belongs.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christine Swanson
CAST:  Denise Boutte  •  Gary Dourdan  •  Loretta Devine  •  Gary Weeks

Ruth Summerling has spent the majority of her life struggling to find her way and comes to some understanding of where exactly it is she belongs.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christine Swanson
CAST:  Denise Boutte  •  Gary Dourdan  •  Loretta Devine  •  Gary Weeks

BlacKorea (2017)

The story is set in the late 1980s in Chicago. Two children, born to a Korean mother and African-American father, are forced to live with the tangled consequences of their parents' decisions while struggling to traverse a new life in the Windy City.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christine Swanson
CAST:  Jason Weaver  •  Erica Faye Watson  •  Jenne Kang  •  Tyla Harris

The story is set in the late 1980s in Chicago. Two children, born to a Korean mother and African-American father, are forced to live with the tangled consequences of their parents' decisions while struggling to traverse a new life in the Windy City.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christine Swanson
CAST:  Jason Weaver  •  Erica Faye Watson  •  Jenne Kang  •  Tyla Harris

To Hell and Back (2014)

Joe Patterson (Ernie Hudson), a wealthy land developer, learns as God and the Devil take a wager on his blessed life that results in a series of tragedies that test his faith. With a happy wife (Vanessa Bell Calloway) and six beautiful kids, Joe struggles to endure ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christine Swanson
CAST:  Ernie Hudson  •  Vanessa Bell Calloway  •  Gregory Alan Williams  •  Brandon Scott

Joe Patterson (Ernie Hudson), a wealthy land developer, learns as God and the Devil take a wager on his blessed life that results in a series of tragedies that test his faith. With a happy wife (Vanessa Bell Calloway) and six beautiful kids, Joe struggles to endure ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christine Swanson
CAST:  Ernie Hudson  •  Vanessa Bell Calloway  •  Gregory Alan Williams  •  Brandon Scott

Fannie (2022)

Considered the midwife of the modern American Democratic Party, Mississippi civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer gives her impassioned testimony and a prophetic warning to the country. FANNIE is a riveting portrait of the human rights, voting rights, and civil ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christine Swanson
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Considered the midwife of the modern American Democratic Party, Mississippi civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer gives her impassioned testimony and a prophetic warning to the country. FANNIE is a riveting portrait of the human rights, voting rights, and civil ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christine Swanson
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