Kemp Powers

Biography

Kemp Powers is an American playwright, screenwriter, and director. He is best known for his play One Night in Miami and the 2020 film adaptation of the same name, as well as for co-directing the animated films Soul (2020) and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023). His screenplay for One Night in Miami... earned him a Best Adapted Screenplay nomination at the 93rd Academy Awards, while his work on Soul made him the first African-American to co-direct a Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar feature. Powers was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature at the 96th Academy Awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kemp Powers, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

The Oscars

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Soul, Improvised

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - Creating the Ultimate Spider-Man Movie

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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse: Across the Worlds: Designing New Dimensions

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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse: Obscure Spiders and Easter Eggs

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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse: "I'mma Do My Own Thing" - Interdimensional Destiny

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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse: Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Cast

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