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Kemp Powers
Kemp Powers
Biography
Kemp Powers (born October 30, 1973) 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 Disney animated feature.
Known For
Director
Writer
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Lunik Heist
as Writer
2020
One Night in Miami...
as Theatre Play
2020
One Night in Miami...
as Screenplay
2020
Soul
as Story
2020
Soul
as Screenplay
2017
Star Trek: Discovery
as Writer
Actor
2021
1953
The Oscars
as Self
Producer
2020
One Night in Miami...
as Executive Producer