Timothy Greenfield-Sanders

Acclaimed for his masterful fusion of art and documentary, Timothy Greenfield-Sanders was born in 1952 in Miami, Florida, United States. Greenfield-Sanders has been actively shaping the world of documentary filmmaking since the 1970s, primarily focusing on the genres of biography, history, and social issues, with standout films such as "The Black List," "The Latino List," and "Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am," the latter earning him a Critics' Choice Documentary Award. His signature style is characterized by a strong emphasis on portraiture, personal narrative, and a unique approach to interviewing subjects that allows for a profound exploration of their lives and experiences. Greenfield-Sanders is not merely a documentarian, but a painter of human stories, crafting films that are as deeply compassionate and insightful as they are visually compelling.