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Christine Turner is a filmmaker who spotlights tender, intimate portraits of people in socially charged landscapes. In 2023, she completed two new films: J’Nai Bridges Unamplified, a portrait of the Grammy-winning opera singer for PBS’ American Masters; and The Barber of Little Rock (co-directed with John Hoffman), about a local barber's fight for a just economy presented by The New Yorker.
Previously Christine directed Lynching Postcards: ‘Token of a Great Day’ (Paramount+), which was nominated for a Peabody, shortlisted for an Oscar and won an NAACP Image Award; the critically-acclaimed Homegoings about renowned funeral director Isaiah Owens (PBS/POV), winner of Best Documentary at BlackStar and American Black Film Festival; the Sundance selection Betye Saar: Taking Care of Business (New York Times Op-Docs); and Paint & Pitchfork (The New Yorker) about celebrated artists Amy Sherald and Kehinde Wiley.
As an episodic director and producer for television, Christine has also collaborated on acclaimed non-fiction series such as The 1619 Project (Hulu), Amend: The Fight for America (Netflix), Tricky Dick (CNN) and Art in the Twenty-First Century (PBS). (source: christineturner.com/about)