Name Kevin Willmott Role Professor | Spouse Becky Willmott | |
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Occupation Film producer, film director, screenwriter, actor Books T-Money & Wolf: A Play in One Act Education Marymount College, New York University Movies CSA: The Confederate States of, Jayhawkers, The Only Good Indian, Destination Planet Negro, Ninth Street Similar People Laura Kirk, Blake Robbins, J Kenneth Campbell, Kevin Geer, James McDaniel | ||
Interview with screenwriter kevin willmott of chiraq
Kevin Willmott (born August 31, 1959) is an American film director and screenwriter, as well as a professor of film at the University of Kansas. He is known for work focusing on black issues including writing and directing Ninth Street, C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America, and Bunker Hill. His The Only Good Indian (2009) was a feature film about Native American children at an Indian boarding school and the forced assimilation that took place.
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- Interview with screenwriter kevin willmott of chiraq
- Reelblack podcast rap on race 2017 w prof kevin willmott
- Life and career
- Filmography
- References
Reelblack podcast rap on race 2017 w prof kevin willmott
Life and career
Wilmott grew up Junction City, Kansas and received a BA in Drama from Marymount College. He received a M.F.A. in Dramatic Writing from New York University, Tisch School of the Arts. He has worked as a screenwriter and film director, known for work related to African-American history and issues.
He won the Best Director award at the American Indian Film Festival with The Only Good Indian. Willmott's next film, Jayhawkers, received funding through Kickstarter.com, a crowdsourcing website.