Darius Clark Monroe
{{short description|American filmmaker}}
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| name = Darius Clark Monroe
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| birth_date = November 11, 1980
| birth_place = Houston, Texas, U.S.
| alma_mater = University of Houston, NYU Tisch School of the Arts
| occupation = writer, producer, director
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| website = {{URL|vimeo.com/daclamo}}
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Darius Clark Monroe (born 1980) is a writer, producer, and director, living and working in Brooklyn, New York.{{cite web |title=Darius Clark Monroe |url=https://www.tfiny.org/filmmakers/detail/darius_clark_monroe |website=Tribeca Film Institute |language=en}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/10/movies/evolution-of-a-criminal-by-darius-clark-monroe.html|title=A Bank Robber Reflects|last=Catsoulis|first=Jeannette|date=2014-10-09|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-07-17|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}
Early life and robbery
Monroe was born in Houston, Texas. As a teenager, Monroe robbed a bank in Stafford, Texas; which resulted in him being sentenced to 5 years in prison.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/evolution-a-criminal-film-review-739147|title='Evolution of a Criminal': Film Review|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=8 October 2014 |language=en|access-date=2019-07-17}}{{cite web |title=Evolution of a Criminal {{!}} ITVS |url=https://itvs.org/films/evolution-of-a-criminal |website=itvs.org |language=en}}
Filmmaking
= Filmography =
== Evolution of a Criminal (2014) ==
Monroe's feature debut, Evolution of a Criminal, World Premiered at SXSW 2014.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thenation.com/article/evolution-criminal-conversation-filmmaker-darius-clark-monroe/|title='Evolution of a Criminal': A Conversation With Filmmaker Darius Clark Monroe|last=Smith|first=Mychal Denzel|date=2014-10-14|access-date=2019-07-17|language=en-US|issn=0027-8378}} The film won awards at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival (Grand Jury Prize, Center for Documentary Studies Filmmaker Award) and Dallas International Film Festival (Special Jury Prize).{{cite web |title=Darius Clark Monroe - Duke MFA {{!}} EDA |url=https://mfaeda.duke.edu/visiting-artists/darius-clark-monroe |website=mfaeda.duke.edu |access-date=2019-04-08 |archive-date=2019-04-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408043519/https://mfaeda.duke.edu/visiting-artists/darius-clark-monroe |url-status=dead }} Produced by Monroe, Daniel Patterson, and Keith Davis; and, executive produced by Spike Lee; filmmaker Darius Monroe returns to his home town and to the bank where he committed the crime, examining and confronting how his actions affected the lives of his family, friends, and victims.{{Citation|title=Evolution of a Criminal|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1096999/|access-date=2019-04-08}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.fastcompany.com/3040391/from-bank-robber-to-filmmaker-darius-monroe-clark-tells-a-personal-story-in-evolution-of-a-c|title=From Bank Robber To Filmmaker, Darius Clark Monroe Tells A Personal Story In "Evolution Of A Criminal"|last=Champagne|first=Christine|date=2015-01-12|website=Fast Company|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-17}} Evolution of a Criminal started as a project of Monroe’s at NYU’s film school.{{Cite web|url=https://www.villagevoice.com/2014/10/08/darius-clark-monroes-personal-crime-doc-the-evolution-of-a-criminal-is-a-marvel-of-feeling/|title=Darius Clark Monroe's Personal Crime Doc The Evolution of a Criminal Is a Marvel of Feeling {{!}} Village Voice|website=www.villagevoice.com|date=8 October 2014 |access-date=2019-07-17}}
== Black 14 (2018) ==
Released in 2018, Black 14 is a documentary set in 1969 detailing the lives of 14 black student athletes who were dismissed from the University of Wyoming's football team for protesting against racial harassment and racial discrimination in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/director-darius-monroe-talks-new-doc-black-14-forgotten-college-football-protest-1960s-1100837|title=Director Darius Monroe Talks New Doc 'Black 14' and the Forgotten College Football Protest From 1960s|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=9 April 2018 |language=en|access-date=2019-07-17}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.docnyc.net/film/shorts-this-sporting-life/black-14/|title=BLACK 14|website=DOCNYC|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-17}} Monroe utilizes historic footage in his 15 minute documentary to probe the role the media coverage played in representing and manufacturing public perception of the protest.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wnycstudios.org/story/black-14-documentary-spotlights-student-athletes-dismissed|title='Black 14': New Doc Tackles Race, Sports, Protest, and History {{!}} The Takeaway|website=WNYC Studios|language=en|access-date=2019-07-17}} Black 14 played at the Tribeca Film Festival.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribecafilm.com/filmguide/black-14-2019|title=Black 14 {{!}} 2019 Tribeca Film Festival|website=Tribeca|access-date=2019-07-17}}
=Exhibitions=
Darius Clark Monroe participated in the 2019 Whitney Biennial, curated by Rujeko Hockley and Jane Panetta.{{cite web |title=Whitney Biennial 2019 |url=https://whitney.org/exhibitions/2019-Biennial |website=whitney.org |language=en}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.artforum.com/news/2019-whitney-biennial-announces-participating-artists-78779|title=2019 Whitney Biennial Announces Participating Artists|website=www.artforum.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-17}} Monroe presented four short documentary films as part of the 2019 Biennial's dedicated screening program. The films, all on racquet sports, are titled: South Oxford (2019), All Iowa Lawn Tennis Club (2019), Maravilla (2019), and Serve (2019).{{Cite web|url=https://whitney.org/exhibitions/2019-biennial/films-performances|title=Whitney Biennial 2019 Film Screenings and Performances|website=whitney.org|language=en|access-date=2019-07-17}} Monroe's films played alongside Jenn Nkiru’s film, BLACK TO TECHNO.
References
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External links
- [https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/documentaries/evolution-of-a-criminal/ Evolution of a Criminal - PBS]
- [https://itvs.org/films/evolution-of-a-criminal itvs - Evolution of a Criminal]
- [https://filmschoolradio.com/friday-october-17-2014-evolution-of-a-criminal-director-darius-clark-monroe/ Evolution of a Criminal, Director Darius Clark Monroe - Film School Radio]
- [https://www.topic.com/black-14?playing=true Black 14 - full movie]
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Category:21st-century American artists
Category:New York University alumni