Biography
Jamaa Fanaka was an American filmmaker. He is best known for his 1979 film, Penitentiary, and is one of the leading directors of the L.A. Rebellion film movement. The L.A. Rebellion film movement, sometimes referred to as the "Los Angeles School of Black Filmmakers", or the UCLA Rebellion, refers to the new generation of young African and African-American filmmakers who studied at the UCLA Film School in the late-1960s to the late-1980s and have created a quality Black Cinema that provides an alternative to classical Hollywood cinema. Fanaka died on April 1, 2012.
Filmography
Cast Credits
Crew
Crew Credits
Street Wars
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1991
Street Wars
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1991
Penitentiary III
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1987
Penitentiary III
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1987
Penitentiary III
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1987
Penitentiary II
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1982
Penitentiary II
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1982
Penitentiary II
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1982
Penitentiary
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1979
Penitentiary
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1979
Penitentiary
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1979
Emma Mae
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1976
Emma Mae
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1976
Emma Mae
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1976
Welcome Home Brother Charles
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1975
Welcome Home Brother Charles
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1975
Welcome Home Brother Charles
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1975
Welcome Home Brother Charles
Role: Editor
MOVIE • 1975
A Day in the Life of Willie Faust, or Death on the Installment Plan
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1972
A Day in the Life of Willie Faust, or Death on the Installment Plan
Role: Editor
MOVIE • 1972