Kemp Powers
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Kemp Powers

Oct 30, 1973 - Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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). His screenplay for One Night in Miami... earned him a Best Adapted Screenplay nomination at the 93rd Academy Awards, while his work on Soul made him the first African-American to co-direct a Disney animated feature.

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Movie2021Soul, Improvised
Movie2023Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - Creating the Ultimate Spider-Man MovieSelf
TV Show1953The OscarsSelf1

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Movie2023Spider-Man: Across the Spider-VerseDirectorDirecting
Movie2020One Night in Miami...Theatre PlayWriting
Movie2020SoulCo-DirectorDirecting
Movie2020One Night in Miami...ScreenplayWriting
Movie2020One Night in Miami...Executive ProducerProduction
Movie2020SoulStoryWriting
Movie2020SoulScreenplayWriting
MovieN/ALunik HeistDirectorDirecting
MovieN/ALunik HeistWriterWriting
TV Show2017Star Trek: DiscoveryWriterWriting