Crystle Roberson

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Crystle Roberson is an African-American filmmaker, writer, and television producer. She was honored by Women in Film &Television with the Woman to Watch Award in 2008.{{Cite web |last=Cross |first=Kathleen |date=October 12, 2011 |title=Crystle 'Clear' Roberson: Independent Black Filmmaker on the Rise |url=https://rollingout.com/2011/10/12/crystle-clear-roberson-independent-black-filmmaker-on-the-rise/ |website=ROLLING OUT}} She was a director for television series including Greenleaf on the Oprah Winfrey Network, plus All American (CW), Diary of a Future President (Disney+), American Soul (BET), and more.

Career / film / television

Today, Roberson is a member of the Directors Guild of America.{{Cite web |last=Let's Shoot! |first=with Pete Chatmon Podcast |date=February 9, 2022 |title=Episode 33: Crystle C. Roberson On Carving Her Own Path Into Directing |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/shows/Episode-33:-Crystle-C.-Roberson-On-Carving-Her-Own-Path-Into-Directing/9lljnfC8Wlw_}} Her first award from HBO, Chase, and Kodak for her short film Next Door’s Next (2009),{{Cite web |date=July 28, 2008 |title=Chase Announces Winners of Homeownership Film Challenge |url=https://www.rismedia.com/2008/07/28/chase-announces-winners-of-homeownership-film-challenge/ |website=RISMEDIA}} led her to write and direct indie projects including Private Garden with Idris Elba, and The Black Cage with Mykelti Williamson.{{citation needed|date=January 2023}} She directed more shorts such as The End Again featuring Columbus Short and Black Girls Guide to Fertility with Raney Branch.{{citation needed|date=January 2023}}

In 2021, she was Producing Director on ABC's premiere season of QUEENS and 2 episodes of BMF (Black Mafia Family - Season 2) for STARZ.{{citation needed|date=January 2023}}

Recently, she's directing Season 2 of The Gilded Age on HBO, and she's also the Producing Director for 2 episodes on Season 4 of Genius: MLK/X (episode 4 & 6).{{citation needed|date=January 2023}}