Portrait of St. Clair Bourne

Directing

St. Clair Bourne

Career

Active from 1939 to 2008, with a break from 1940 to 1967, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score78/100
Highest rated
Poster for Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
GoodWatch score86/100

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 4
  • Historical Context 3
  • African-American History 3
  • Documentary 2
  • Educational 2
  • Social Justice 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

20
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Black Dance
Black Dance

Director

2000s

2 titles
Before They Die!
Before They Die! (2008)

Director

Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks
Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks (2000)

Producer

1990s

3 titles · average score 86
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand (1999)
GoodWatch score 86

Director

Innocent Until Proven Guilty
Innocent Until Proven Guilty (1999)

Executive Producer

John Henrik Clarke: A Great and Mighty Walk
John Henrik Clarke: A Great and Mighty Walk (1996)

Director

1980s

6 titles · average score 70
Making 'Do the Right Thing'
Making 'Do the Right Thing' (1989)
GoodWatch score 70

Director, Producer

Langston Hughes: The Dream Keeper
Langston Hughes: The Dream Keeper (1987)

Director

On The Boulevard
On The Boulevard (1984)

Director

The Black and the Green
The Black and the Green (1983)

Director

In Motion: Amiri Baraka
In Motion: Amiri Baraka (1983)

Director

Big City Blues
Big City Blues (1981)

Director

1970s

5 titles
Let the Church Say Amen!
Let the Church Say Amen! (1973)

Director

Nothing But Common Sense
Nothing But Common Sense (1972)

Director

Something to Build On
Something to Build On (1971)

Director

Statues Hardly Ever Smile
Statues Hardly Ever Smile (1971)

Director of Photography

Black Journal: 23; New-Ark
Black Journal: 23; New-Ark (1970)

Director

1960s

2 titles
Black Journal: 18
Black Journal: 18 (1969)

Director

Soul, Sounds, and Money
Soul, Sounds, and Money (1969)

Director

1930s

1 title
The Brown Bomber
The Brown Bomber (1939)

as Commentary (voice)