Angela Tucker is a Brooklyn based writer, director, producer. She is the Director of Production at Big Mouth Films, a social issue documentary production company that is a project of Arts Engine, Inc. There, she produced the Emmy-nominated documentary, Deadline and worked in various production capacities on the documentaries, Election Day (PBS' POV) and Beyond the Steps: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (Great Performances). She currently is directing a feature length documentary about asexuality entitled Asexuality: The Making of a Movement, and producing a film about a mother and daughter's reunion after many years separated by conflict in the Congo entitled Rose and Nangabire. She directed two pieces for The National Black Programming Consortium and ITVS' Initiative, The Masculinity Project, entitled Invisible Men. Angela received her MFA in Film from Columbia University and her BA in Theater and African American Studies from Wesleyan University. Her writing has appeared on MediaRights and The Independent. Follow her on Twitter.

Blog Entries by Angela Tucker

It's Not OK: A Black Girl 101

Posted October 20, 2009 | 03:13 PM (EST)


I am no longer going to let you off the hook.

I don’t care if you are really embarrassed.

It’s not ok to confuse me with another black girl.

It's just not ok.

It’s especially not ok to confuse me with a black girl four shades darker or four inches...

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Justice in Texas! At Last!

Posted September 5, 2007 | 03:51 PM (EST)


I used to be an active member of the community working to abolish the death penalty. This activism began around junior high school and reached its height after I finished producing and finally doing outreach on a feature length documentary about Former Illinois Governor Ryan's decision to issue blanket clemency,...

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Sicko and Me

Posted July 11, 2007 | 03:18 PM (EST)


Today some co-workers and I had a bit of a field trip to see Sicko. It was the first of our summer Fridays so we took in a shockingly packed 4:20pm show. As a documentary filmmaker, I think it is really important for us to support one other...

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My Parents' Legacy

Posted June 18, 2007 | 10:40 AM (EST)


My mother could not drive. She got behind the wheel one time when she was 19 years old. My parents were dating and my father, trying to impress her, decided to teach her how to drive in his brand new convertible. Minutes later, she proceeded to drive the car into...

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John from Cincinnati: Another New HBO Show I Can't Afford To Watch

Posted June 14, 2007 | 10:54 AM (EST)


I did not expect to watch the premiere of John From Cincinnati but I, like 11 million other people, watched the finale to The Sopranos with friends and, after much wine, ended up lying on the couch for an additional television hour.

I had heard about the show through...

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