Channing Godfrey Peoples

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Channing Godfrey Peoples
Nationality American
Education Baylor University (BA)
University of Southern California (MFA)
Occupation Writer, director, producer
Years active 2013 ― present
Notable work Miss Juneteenth
Spouse(s) Neil Creque Williams
Children 1

Channing Godfrey Peoples is an American writer, director, and producer. Her feature film directorial debut Miss Juneteenth received critical acclaim.[1][2]

Early life and education

Peoples was raised on the south side of Fort Worth in what she referred to as "Black Texas".[3][4][5] Her family regularly attended Black theatre performances, which influenced Peoples to read classic Black literature by writers such as Toni Morrison and Gloria Naylor.[6]

She received her bachelor's degree in theater from Baylor University and her master of fine arts degree from University of Southern California.[4][6]

Career

Miss Juneteenth

Peoples began writing Miss Juneteenth in 2013, shortly after completing film school.[7] She was inspired to write the film because she grew up attending Juneteenth celebrations and Miss Juneteenth pageants and the holiday holds great significance for her.[3] She attended the Sundance Creative Producing Summit and other writing workshops to continue to develop the screenplay.[1] When the film was in pre-production, Peoples was named one of Filmmaker Magazine's 25 New Faces of Independent Film 2018.[2] Miss Juneteenth, also Peoples' directorial debut, premiered at Sundance 2020 and was released VOD on Juneteenth of that year.[3][8] The film received critical acclaim and holds a 99% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[9]

She cites Julie Dash, Jonathan Demme, and her mentor Charles Burnett as influences.[7]

Other work

Peoples wrote two episodes of the third season of Queen Sugar.[6][10]

In January 2021 it was announced that Peoples signed a first look deal with Universal Content Productions.[11] Her first scheduled project is to create a television adaptation of Miss Juneteenth.[11]

Peoples' wrote and directed the short film Doretha's Blues, which debuted at SXSW in 2021.[12] The movie stars Tonea Stewart and follows "a former musician whose son was killed by police and who can no longer find it in her to sing."[13] She was inspired to write Doretha's Blues in the aftermath of Michael Brown's death, as she was interested in the lives of the family left behind.[12] Like Miss Juneteenth, the film is set in Fort Worth, Texas.[14]

Personal life

Peoples is married to producer Neil Creque Williams, whom she met in her graduate program at USC.[3] They have one daughter (b. 2018).[3]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Writer Director Producer
2020 Miss Juneteenth[12] Yes Yes Yes
2021 Doretha's Blues[12] Yes Yes No

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2020 Gotham Independent Film Awards Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award Miss Juneteenth Nominated [15]
2020 SXSW Louis Black Lone Star Award Won [16]
2020 BlackStar Film Festival Best Narrative Feature Won [17]
2020 Alliance of Women Film Journalists Best Woman Director Nominated [18]
2020 National Board of Review Best Directorial Debut Won [19]
2020 Satellite Awards Best First Feature Won [20]
2020 Independent Spirit Awards Best First Feature Nominated [21]
Best First Screenplay Nominated
2021 Black Reel Awards Outstanding Independent Feature Nominated [22]
Outstanding Director Nominated
Outstanding Emerging Director Nominated
Outstanding First Screenplay Nominated
Austin Film Festival New Voice Award Won [23]

References

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