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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 · By Michael Cavna. December 21, 2020 at 6:00 a.m. EST. Kemp Powers is the co-director of Pixar's upcoming movie “Soul.” (Nolwen Cifuentes for The Washington Post) 25. The geniuses at Pixar had a...
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Kemp Powers is an award-winning filmmaker who wrote and co-directed Soul (2020) and One Night in Miami (2020), and directed Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023). Learn more about his biography, credits, videos, photos, and trivia on IMDb.
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2 Major Movies and a Life Shadowed by Pain and Perfectionism - The New York Times. Advertisement. 2 Major Movies and a Life Shadowed by Pain and Perfectionism. Kemp Powers is the co-director of...
Jun 20, 2023 · Listen to Kemp Powers, the writer and codirector of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, talk about his career and projects. He shares his experience as the first Black codirector of a Disney feature with Soul and the stage and film adaptations of One Night in Miami.
Dec 23, 2020 · Dec 23, 2020. Kemp Powers. Writer. Kemp Powers began working on Soul, which debuts Christmas Day, as “a writer first and foremost,” he says. The Pixar team had read his work and invited him to watch a very early reel of the film.
Jan 29, 2021 · Kemp Powers, the first Black co-director of a Pixar film, shares his experience of shaping the story of Joe, the jazz musician and the first Black lead character in Pixar's history. He reveals how he brought authenticity and realism to Joe's life, and how he collaborated with Pete Docter and Mike Jones on the script.
