Christine Turner

Christine Turner

Director · Producer · Writer

Biography

Christine Turner is a filmmaker whose portraits of artists, activists and everyday people capture the beauty and struggle of life.

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Representative Works

Sun Ra: Do the Impossible
Sun Ra: Do the Impossible
6.3
/ English
Homegoings
Homegoings
6.5
/ English
Blackout
Blackout
6.8
/ English
Free Angela and All Political Prisoners
Free Angela and All Political Prisoners
7.1
/ English
Lynching Postcards: Token of a Great Day
Lynching Postcards: Token of a Great Day
8.0
/ English
Lenny
Lenny
2.0
/ English
Expression of Illness
Expression of Illness
No Rating Yet
/ English
The Barber of Little Rock
The Barber of Little Rock
6.4
/ English
Paint & Pitchfork
Paint & Pitchfork
No Rating Yet
/ English
You Can Go
You Can Go
5.0
/ English
Kevin Beasley’s Raw Materials
Kevin Beasley’s Raw Materials
6.0
/ English
Betye Saar: Taking Care of Business
Betye Saar: Taking Care of Business
7.0
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Sun Ra: Do the Impossible
2025Nominee

Best Director

Sun Ra: Do the Impossible

Homegoings
2013Nominee

Best Director

Homegoings

Blackout
2015Nominee

Best Picture

Blackout

Career Highlights

Free Angela and All Political Prisoners
2012Highlight

Best Picture

Free Angela and All Political Prisoners

Lynching Postcards: Token of a Great Day
2021Highlight

Best Director

Lynching Postcards: Token of a Great Day

Video

Trailer
Free Angela and All Political Prisoners