Biography
Jamaa Fanaka was an American filmmaker. He is best known for his 1979 film, Penitentiary, and is one of the leading directors of the L.A. Rebellion film movement. The L.A. Rebellion film movement, sometimes referred to as the "Los Angeles School of Black Filmmakers", or the UCLA Rebellion, refers to the new generation of young African and African-American filmmakers who studied at the UCLA Film School in the late-1960s to the late-1980s and have created a quality Black Cinema that provides an alternative to classical Hollywood cinema. Fanaka died on April 1, 2012.
Directed 7
1990s
- 1991
Street Wars
Director
1980s
- 1987
Penitentiary III
Director
- 1982
1970s
- 1979
Penitentiary
Director
- 1976
Emma Mae
Director
- 1975
Welcome Home Brother Charles
Director
- 1972
A Day in the Life of Willie Faust, or Death on the Installment Plan
Director
Wrote 7
1990s
- 1991
Street Wars
Writer
1980s
- 1987
Penitentiary III
Writer
- 1982
1970s
- 1979
Penitentiary
Writer
- 1976
Emma Mae
Writer
- 1975
Welcome Home Brother Charles
Writer
- 1972
A Day in the Life of Willie Faust, or Death on the Installment Plan
Writer
Produced 6
1980s
- 1987
Penitentiary III
Producer
- 1982
1970s
- 1979
Penitentiary
Producer
- 1976
Emma Mae
Producer
- 1975
Welcome Home Brother Charles
Producer
- 1972
A Day in the Life of Willie Faust, or Death on the Installment Plan
Producer
Edited 2
1970s
- 1975
Welcome Home Brother Charles
Editor
- 1972
A Day in the Life of Willie Faust, or Death on the Installment Plan
Editor
Acted in 1
1970s
- 1972
A Day in the Life of Willie Faust, or Death on the Installment Plan
Movie
Appearances1
2000s
- 2004
Macked, Hammered, Slaughtered and Shafted
Self