Understanding the Human Story w/ Filmmaker Damani Baker & Sister Jenna

Damani Baker's career as a filmmaker includes work that spans museum installations, feature documentaries and advertising. His documentary, The House on Coco Road and his first feature, Still Bill, on the life and music of Bill Withers, have been critically acclaimed and featured in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times and the Village Voice, amongst others. Both features enjoy worldwide distribution on Showtime, Netflix, and BBC. 

Damani’s perspective has gained the attention of many prominent clients including Apple, Ralph Appelbaum Associates and the UN. Through this work, Damani directed over 20 films for museums around the world featuring such notables as President Bill Clinton, Kofi Annan and President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, all stories rooted in understanding the human story as it's connection to place. 

Damani’s work has been supported by Sundance Institute, Ford Foundation, the George Soros Foundation and he is an alum of Filmmaker Magazine's “25 to Watch.”

Damani is also a tenured professor at Sarah Lawrence College where he teaches filmmaking to a diverse group of creatives, ensuring the stories from all our communities continue to be told with grace, dignity, and power.  Visit www.DamaniBaker.com

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