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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).
Dec 21, 2020 · The call went out to Kemp Powers, a rising playwright and “Star Trek: Discovery” TV writer who headed to Pixar’s Bay Area headquarters with much more than notes.
- Michael Cavna
Kemp Powers is known for One Night in Miami... (2020), Soul (2020) and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023).
- Writer, Director, Producer
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Kemp Powers is the co-director of “Soul” and screenwriter of “One Night in Miami,” but his collaborators may not know just how much of himself is in those films.
Jan 29, 2021 · 'Soul' directors Pete Docter & Kemp Powers discuss the process of crafting Pixar's history-making Oscar contender.
- Matt Grobar
Mar 1, 2021 · Kemp Powers, co-director of Pixar’s “ Soul ,” is the first Black debut filmmaker to win a Golden Globe in its 78-year-history.
Feb 18, 2021 · Kemp Powers Is Awards Season’s Most Valuable Screenwriter. The journalist turned playwright has penned just two features, Soul and One Night in Miami... —and they’re both Oscar front-runners. By...
