Channing Godfrey Peoples

Channing Godfrey Peoples
NationalityAmerican
EducationBaylor University (BA)
University of Southern California (MFA)
Occupation(s)Writer, director, producer
Years active2013 ― present
Notable workMiss Juneteenth
SpouseNeil Creque Williams
Children1

Channing Godfrey Peoples is an American writer, director, and producer. Her feature film directorial debut Miss Juneteenth received critical acclaim.

Early life and education

Peoples was raised on the south side of Fort Worth in what she referred to as "Black Texas". Her family regularly attended Black theatre performances, which influenced Peoples to read classic Black literature by writers such as Toni Morrison and Gloria Naylor.

She received her bachelor's degree in theater from Baylor University and her master of fine arts degree from University of Southern California.

Career

Miss Juneteenth

Peoples began writing Miss Juneteenth in 2013, shortly after completing film school. She was inspired to write the film because she grew up attending Juneteenth celebrations and Miss Juneteenth pageants and the holiday holds great significance for her. She attended the Sundance Creative Producing Summit and other writing workshops to continue to develop the screenplay. When the film was in pre-production, Peoples was named one of Filmmaker Magazine's 25 New Faces of Independent Film 2018. Miss Juneteenth, also Peoples' directorial debut, premiered at Sundance 2020 and was released VOD on Juneteenth of that year. The film received critical acclaim and holds a 99% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

She cites Julie Dash, Jonathan Demme, and her mentor Charles Burnett as influences.

Other work

Peoples wrote two episodes of the third season of Queen Sugar.

In January 2021 it was announced that Peoples signed a first look deal with Universal Content Productions. Her first scheduled project is to create a television adaptation of Miss Juneteenth.

Peoples' wrote and directed the short film Doretha's Blues, which debuted at SXSW in 2021. The movie stars Tonea Stewart and follows "a former musician whose son was killed by police and who can no longer find it in her to sing." She was inspired to write Doretha's Blues in the aftermath of Michael Brown's death, as she was interested in the lives of the family left behind. Like Miss Juneteenth, the film is set in Fort Worth, Texas.

Personal life

Peoples is married to producer Neil Creque Williams, whom she met in her graduate program at USC. They have one daughter (b. 2018).

Filmography

Film

Year Title Writer Director Producer
2020 Miss Juneteenth Yes Yes Yes
2021 Doretha's Blues Yes Yes No

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2020 Gotham Independent Film Awards Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award Miss Juneteenth Nominated
2020 SXSW Louis Black Lone Star Award Won
2020 BlackStar Film Festival Best Narrative Feature Won
2020 Alliance of Women Film Journalists Best Woman Director Nominated
2020 National Board of Review Best Directorial Debut Won
2020 Satellite Awards Best First Feature Won
2020 Independent Spirit Awards Best First Feature Nominated
Best First Screenplay Nominated
2021 Black Reel Awards Outstanding Independent Feature Nominated
Outstanding Director Nominated
Outstanding Emerging Director Nominated
Outstanding First Screenplay Nominated
Austin Film Festival New Voice Award Won

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