Ayoka Chenzira
Directing · Director · Producer · Camera Operator
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Active 1979–present
Ayoka "Ayo" Chenzira (born November 8, 1953) is an independent African-American producer, film and television director, animator, writer, experimental filmmaker, and transmedia storyteller.
Filmography
Dynasty (2017) — Director4400 (2021) — DirectorGreenleaf (2016) — DirectorA League of Their Own (2022) — DirectorBeacon 23 (2023) — DirectorKindred (2022) — DirectorZajota and the Boogie Spirit (1989) — Director · Story · Producer · Art Designer · Camera Operator · Animation · Executive Producer · EditorThe Lure and the Lore (1988) — Director · Camera Operator · Producer · EditorHair Piece: A Film for Nappy Headed People (1984) — Director · Animation · Art Designer · Producer · Writer · EditorAlma's Rainbow (1994) — Director · Producer · WriterSyvilla: They Dance To Her Drum (1979) — Narrator · Director · Camera Operator · Sound · ProducerMOTV (My Own TV) (1993) — Anti-Hero · Director · Producer · Additional PhotographyIn the Rivers of Mercy Angst (1996) — Narrator · Special Effects · Writer · Director · ProducerSecret Sounds Screaming: The Sexual Abuse of Children (1986) — DirectorPull Your Head to the Moon: Stories of Creole Women (1992) — Adaptation · DirectorWilliamswood (1992) — Director · Camera Operator · EditorSnowfire (1994) — Director of Photography · Producer · Director · WriterHERadventure (2013) — Director · Executive Producer