Biography
Terence Nance (born February 10, 1982; Dallas, Texas) is an American filmmaker, writer, director, actor and musician. He is best known for his directing debut "An Oversimplification of Her Beauty" (2012), and as the creator of the avant-garde TV program "Random Acts of Flyness" (2018), which is produced by his production company MVMT and airs on HBO. Nance is in a relationship with Naima Ramos-Chapman. The two met while they interviewed him for Saint Heron, the creative agency owned by Solange Knowles. Nance was born in Dallas, Texas. He earned his MFA from New York University where he studied visual art. Nance's 2012 film "An Oversimplification of Her Beauty" incorporates an earlier short film, animation and an original score. It premiered in the Sundance Film Festival's New Frontier section in 2012 and was also screened as part of the 2012 New Directors/New Films Festival in New York. Scholar Terri Francis has described it as "...an experimental film...that recreates the unspoken space amid friendship and relationships". Starring Terence Nance himself and the girl with whom he is caught up in this difficult dance, the film shifts between reconstruction and reimagining using both animation and live action. The film was also featured at a screening as part of the Afrofuturist Film Festival at the New School on 3 May 2015. In August 2018, Nance's TV series "Random Acts of Flyness" debuted on HBO. In September 2018, Nance was announced as the director of the sequel of Space Jam, produced by Ryan Coogler. On July 16, 2019, it was announced that Nance left the project because he and "the studio/producers had different takes on the creative vision for Space Jam: A New Legacy", though he retained both screenwriting and executive producing credits. Nance also composes and performs music under the alias "Terence Etc.", composing some of the music for his "Random Acts of Flyness" series and releasing his debut EP "Things I Never Had" in January 2020. His debut full-length album "V O R T E X" was released on August 19, 2022 under the Brainfeeder label.
Directed 27
2020s
- 2023
André 3000: New Blue Sun (Listening)
Director
- 2020
Omniboat: A Fast Boat Fantasia
Director
2010s
- 2019
Guisado on Sunset
Director
Solange: When I Get Home
Director
Kamasi Washington - As Told To G/D Thyself
Director
- 2018
White People Won't Save You
Director
- 2017
Jimi Could Have Fallen from the Sky
Director
Nick Hakim - Bet She Looks Like You
Director
- 2016
They Charge for the Sun
Director
Univitellin
Director
- 2015
Swimming in Your Skin Again
Director
Blackout: John Burris Speaks
Director
The Dig - You And I and You
Director
The Triptych
Director
- 2014
Beyoncé - Their Fall Our All
Director
18 Black Boys Ages 1-18 Who Have Arrived at the Singularity and are Thus Spiritual Machines: $1 in an edition of $97 Quadrillion
Director
Moon Medicine - Moonrising
Director
- 2013
Cody ChesnuTT - Till I Met Thee
Director
Mélissa Laveaux - Postman
Director
Frenel
Director
- 2012
An Oversimplification of Her Beauty
Director
- 2011
Native Sun
Director
Pharoahe Monch - Clap (One Day)
Director
- 2010
Blitz the Ambassador - Something to Believe
Director
How Would You Feel?
Director
2000s
- 2009
No Ward
Director
Produced 19
2020s
- 2022
- 2021
Rage Against the Machine - Killing in Thy Name
Executive Producer
2010s
- 2019
Steve
Executive Producer
Pier Kids
Executive Producer
Suicide by Sunlight
Executive Producer
- 2018
Piu Piu
Producer, Executive Producer
The Burial of Kojo
Associate Producer, Producer
- 2017
The Paris Project
Executive Producer
- 2016
Ryann Holmes
Executive Producer
Univitellin
Producer
And Nothing Happened
Executive Producer
- 2015
Swimming in Your Skin Again
Producer
- 2012
An Oversimplification of Her Beauty
Producer
- 2011
Native Sun
Producer
- 2010
How Would You Feel?
Producer
2000s
- 2009
No Ward
Producer, Publicist
Wrote 15
2020s
- 2021
- 2020
Omniboat: A Fast Boat Fantasia
Writer
2010s
- 2019
Guisado on Sunset
Writer
Kamasi Washington - As Told To G/D Thyself
Story
- 2018
- 2016
They Charge for the Sun
Screenplay
Univitellin
Writer
- 2015
Blackout: John Burris Speaks
Writer
The Dig - You And I and You
Writer
- 2014
Beyoncé - Their Fall Our All
Writer
Moon Medicine - Moonrising
Writer
- 2013
Frenel
Writer
- 2012
An Oversimplification of Her Beauty
Screenplay
- 2010
Blitz the Ambassador - Something to Believe
Screenplay
How Would You Feel?
Screenplay
Acted in 13
2020s
- 2026
2010s
- 2019
Guisado on Sunset
Movie
- 2018
Piu Piu
Movie
Afroprojection #1: The Sweet Atmosphere Phased at 120° and Went Blank When the Universe Collapsed
Movie
- 2017
The Paris Project
Movie
The Show About the Show
Tony
- 2016
- 2015
The Show About the Show
TV
- 2013
Adventures of Christopher Bosh in the Multiverse
Christopher Bosh / Star Prince Akilobataar
- 2012
An Oversimplification of Her Beauty
Movie
- 2010
How Would You Feel?
Movie
2000s
- 2007
African Booty Scratcher
Lance
Edited 8
2010s
- 2019
Guisado on Sunset
Editor
Kamasi Washington - As Told To G/D Thyself
Editor
- 2018
- 2015
The Dig - You And I and You
Editor
- 2012
An Oversimplification of Her Beauty
Editor
- 2010
Blitz the Ambassador - Something to Believe
Editor
How Would You Feel?
Editor
2000s
- 2009
No Ward
Editor
Sound 6
2020s
- 2023
The Young Wife
Music, Original Music Composer
2010s
- 2019
Kamasi Washington - As Told To G/D Thyself
Sound Designer
- 2018
- 2010
How Would You Feel?
Original Music Composer
2000s
- 2007
African Booty Scratcher
Music
Art department 4
2010s
- 2014
Evolution of a Criminal
Title Designer
- 2013
Sweet Honey Chile'
Title Designer
- 2012
Sleep
Graphic Designer
Camera 3
2010s
- 2019
Guisado on Sunset
Director of Photography
- 2016
And Nothing Happened
Director of Photography
2000s
- 2009
No Ward
Director of Photography
Visual effects 1
2010s
- 2012
An Oversimplification of Her Beauty
Animation
Created 1
2010s
- 2018
Appearances1
Thanked in the credits2
2010s
- 2018
- 2017
Stumped
Thanks
