Full Frame 2024 - Yance Ford, Filmmaker (POWER)

Yance Ford is an Oscar nominated director and producer based in New York City. His debut film STRONG ISLAND, which explored the tragic murder of his brother, won the 2017 Sundance U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award and was nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the 90th Academy Awards, where Ford made history as the first transgender director nominated for an Oscar. His work can be seen in the FX series PRIDE, the Netflix series TRIAL BY MEDIA, the Apple+ series THE ME YOU CAN'T SEE, the Showtime comedy WORK IN PROGRESS and the documentary THE COLOR OF CARE on The Smithsonian Channel. Yance is a former Series Producer at the documentary anthology series POV where, during his tenure with the series, his curatorial work at POV garnered 5 Emmy Awards and 16 Emmy nominations.
Filmed by Doug Block
Edited by Michael LaPointe
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Bravo, Yance