John Singleton

Known for DirectingBorn 1968-01-06Died 2019-04-28Los Angeles, California, USA

John Daniel Singleton (January 6, 1968 - April 28, 2019) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. A native of South Los Angeles, many of his films consider the implications of inner-city violence like the critically acclaimed and popular Boyz n the Hood, Poetic Justice, Higher Learning and Baby Boy. He later branched out into mainstream territory with the blockbuster 2 Fast 2 Furious and Four Brothers.Read more

Movies & web series

Time Out

Hollywood Black

Sembène: The Making of African Cinema

Snowfall

Michael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStory

Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films

Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'

Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery

Billions

American Crime Story

L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later

30 for 30

America Beyond the Color Line

These Amazing Shadows

Boyz n the Hood

Trojan War

Yo! MTV Raps

Empire

F9

Hustle & Flow

Baby Boy

Birth of a Nation: 4.29.92

Black Snake Moan

Four Brothers

Your Studio and You

Poetic Justice

Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters

2 Fast 2 Furious

Baadasssss!

Rosewood

Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Higher Learning

Illegal Tender

Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend

Shaft

Abduction

Beverly Hills Cop III

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Mosagallu

Marion Jones: Press Pause

Woo

The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'

De'aundre Bonds - Drunk and Disorderly

Turning Up the Heat: Movie Making in the 60's

Hip-Hop Honeys | Las Vegas

Michael Jackson: Remember the Time