FILM DIRECTOR

Melina Matsoukas

1981 - Today

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Melina Matsoukas (born January 14, 1981) is an African-American music video, film, commercial and television director. She is a two-time Grammy Award winner and four-time MTV Video Music Awards winner for her "We Found Love" and "Formation" music videos. She was honored with the Franklin J. Schaffner Alumni Medal by the American Film Institute in 2019. Her directorial debut in film was Queen & Slim, starring Jodie Turner-Smith and Daniel Kaluuya, and written by Lena Waithe. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Melina Matsoukas is the 1,977th most popular film director (up from 2,038th in 2024), the 16,413th most popular biography from United States (up from 19,817th in 2019) and the 584th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Melina Matsoukas ranks 1,977 out of 2,041. Before her are Ladj Ly, Audrey Diwan, Simon Beaufoy, Stephan Elliott, Mark Neveldine, and Rebecca Zlotowski. After her are Gia Coppola, Gracia Querejeta, Klaus Härö, John Ridley, André Øvredal, and Karyn Kusama.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Melina Matsoukas ranks 702. Before her are Antonis Fotsis, Eugenio Siller, Daniel Rossi, José Manuel Jiménez Ortiz, Raphaël Personnaz, and Yulia Nachalova. After her are Daiki Takamatsu, Lea T, Erik Guay, Kaká, Alexander Fehling, and Kyle Korver.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Melina Matsoukas ranks 16,420 out of 20,380. Before her are Ben Spies (1984), Lloyd Banks (1982), Brian d'Arcy James (1968), Jiří Dienstbier Jr. (1969), Marcus Camby (1974), and Robert Iler (1985). After her are John H. Cox (1955), Matthew Centrowitz Jr. (1989), Dan Savage (1964), Charles Graner (1968), Valeska Suratt (1882), and Brook Lee (1971).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Melina Matsoukas ranks 584. Before her are Boaz Yakin (1965), Debra Granik (1963), Wes Ball (1980), Mike Mitchell (1970), Miranda July (1974), and Mark Neveldine (1973). After her are Gia Coppola (1987), John Ridley (1964), Karyn Kusama (1968), Zak Penn (1968), Chris Roberts (1968), and Michael Dougherty (1974).

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