Yoruba Richen (born 1972) is a film director, screenwriter and producer. She produced and directed The New Black (2013), which won the audience award at AFI Docs, Frameline Film Festival and Philly Q Fest. It also won best documentary at Urbanworld Film Festival. The New Black was nominated for an NAACP Image Award and a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Documentary. She is director of the documentary program at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism.
Yoruba Richen has 34 screen credits in a career dating back to 1988. Signature works include The Fall of Diddy, The Green Book: Guide to Freedom, Free Joan Little. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
