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Yance Ford

Personal Information

Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birth DateApr 13, 1972 (54 years old)
Zodiac Sign♈Aries
Place of BirthLong Island, New York, USA
Career Span1988 – Present (39 yrs)
Known Credits10 Titles
DirectingPopularity Score 0.5

Yance Ford

Also known as:Янс Форд
Total Works

10

5 movies • 5 shows

Avg Rating

6.9 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

Yance Ford (/ˈjænsi/; 13 April 1972; Long Island) is an American documentary filmmaker. In 2018, he and Joslyn Barnes were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for producing and directing Strong Island. Ford graduated from Hamilton College in 1994. Beginning in 2002 he worked as a series producer at PBS for ten years. In 2011 he was named one of Filmmaker magazine's 25 New Faces of Independent Film. He also received the 2011–2012 Fledgling Fund Fellowship at MacDowell. In 2017 he was #97 on The Root 100, an "annual list of the most influential African Americans, ages 25 to 45."

Signature Roles & Milestones

Disclosure
7.8
Disclosure
2020•movie
as Self - Filmmaker
Strong Island
6.3
Strong Island
2017•movie
as Himself
Trial by Media
7.2
Trial by Media
2020•series
Role: Director

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 10 titles featuring Yance Ford

Disclosure
7.8
Disclosure
2020•movie

as Self - Filmmaker

Strong Island
6.3
Strong Island
2017•movie

as Himself

Trial by Media
7.2
Trial by Media
2020•series

Role: Director

Work in Progress
6.3
Work in Progress
2019•series

Role: Director

Pride
6.7
Pride
2021•series

Role: Director

Power
7.0
Power
2024•movie

as Narrator (voice)

POV
6.9
POV
1988•series

Role: Director

The Me You Can't See
6.3

Role: Director

7.0

Role: Producer

The Color of Care
2.0
The Color of Care
2022•movie

Role: Director